Commonwealth v. Cooksey

948 S.W.2d 122 (1997)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, Appellant,

v.

Paul COOKSEY and Ruth Cooksey, Appellees.

No. 96-CA-1636-MR.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

July 3, 1997.

Ann Myre, Paducah, for appellant.

E. Frederick Straub, Jr., Paducah, for appellee.

Before BUCKINGHAM, COMBS and SCHRODER, JJ.

OPINION

SCHRODER, Judge:

This appeal involves a condemnation case under KRS 416.540, et seq. and the scope of the trial on the exceptions to the interlocutory judgment. The property owners' answer contained a counterclaim for damages for bad faith negotiations, and the…