Commonwealth v. Ball, Baker, Howard

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

These appeals from judgments in condemnation proceedings for highway purposes have been consolidated, and will be considered in one opinion.

In the Ball Case, the commissioners fixed the damages at $500. The jury in the county court fixed the damages at $700. On appeal to the circuit court, the jury fixed the damages at $2,250. The Balls own several acres on the old county highway leading from Harlan up Martin’s Fork, and located about a quarter of a mile from the city limits. The improvements on the land included a substantial brick residence and two…