Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Castle

REED, Judge.

This is a highway condemnation action in which a jury in circuit court awarded $8,-000 to the appellees. Appellees’ property was a farm consisting of 38.18 acres located nine miles north of Paintsville, Kentucky. The taking in this case consisted of 1.23 acres of hill land and 8.6 acres of bottom land.

The Department of Highways complains that the trial court should have sustained its motion to strike the evaluation evidence. The appellant also asserts that the verdict is excessive and not supported by “competent evidence of probative value.”

The same questions were raised…