Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. McFarland

CLAY, Commissioner.

In this condemnation case the landowners were awarded $15,000 for the taking of approximately one-half acre along the frontage of a 110-acre farm near Glasgow. The sole ground for reversal is that the award is palpably excessive and not supported by evidence of sufficient probative value.

Appellees’ property has been used as a farm, but admittedly has a potential for residential and commercial use. The principal taking was a strip 1300 feet long and approximately 20 feet wide. (An additional 800 square feet were taken for a drainage easement.)

No one would contend that the…