Legal Opinion

State v. Beaird

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 15, 2007No. 1050832PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

The State of Alabama ("the State") appeals from a "final order and decree of condemnation" awarding $2,594,525 plus prejudgment interest to Gail Beaird and Marilyn Beaird in compensation for the taking of real estate owned by the Beairds. We affirm.

I. Factual Background

The Beairds own and operate Cordova Clay Company, which mines clay and coal on property owned by the Beairds and others. On August 21, 2001, the State filed in the Walker County Probate Court a petition to condemn a portion of a 377.42-acre tract of land owned by the Beairds for a right-of-way to construct a highway known as…

2Cases cited11 opinions

Cantu v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
State v. ApplegateCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1979
Ex Parte Elba Gen. Hosp. and Nursing Home, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2001
Kershaw v. Knox Kershaw, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
Murray v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1982

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3Cited by1 opinion

Anthony Boyd v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012