Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Hall

WILLIAMS, Judge.

The appellees owned an undeveloped 19.-65-acre tract of land adjacent to Highway 31-W just north of the city of Elizabeth-town. The appellant condemned a strip across the front portion of the tract for the purpose of converting the road into a four-lane highway. The strip taken ranged from 66 to 96 feet in depth and was composed of 1.74 acres. There was left remaining 17.91 acres, with the same number of feet fronting the highway as existed before the taking. A jury in the Hardin Circuit Court returned a verdict for the appellees in the amount of $19,200, broken down as fol*549lows…