Mullins v. Commonwealth, Department of Highways

STEINFELD, Chief Justice.

The Department of Highways surveyed and prepared a plat, plans and specifications for the construction of a highway which passed through land belonging to appellants Alex Mullins, Jr., and Anna Mullins, his wife. For that project two parcels were conveyed on April 16, 1946, by the Mullinses to the Commonwealth, the description following the information indicated on the survey plat. At that time the dwelling house occupied by the Mullins-es was located in the planned right of way. After having location stakes placed by a man whom they thought was a state engineer,…