State v. McLemore

The State of Alabama appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Lawrence County, entered in a highway condemnation suit. The project called for construction of a public highway through Lawrence County.

The State initiated proceedings in the Probate Court to condemn a portion of two parcels of land belonging to the condemnees lying on either side of the Hillsboro Road. Parcel 1 consisted of 4.74 acres; parcel 2 consisted of 3.68 acres. The portion of land to be condemned in each parcel was .34 and .72 acre respectively (total 1.06 acres). Condemnees' residence lay in Parcel 2 on the east…