Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Williams

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This condemnation action involves procurement by appellant of 9.52 acres from ap-pellees’ tract of 526 acres to provide right of way for a “local feeder road”; the “feeder road” will provide access from an area adjacent to Barkley Lake to U. S. Highway 62. The right of way is not for a limited access road.

The basic questions presented by appellant are whether the verdict is supported by sufficient evidence of probative value, whether the verdict is palpably excessive, and whether there was reversible error in admitting evidence of irrelevant damage factors.

The verdict and…