Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Creason

MILLIKEN, Judge.

This is an appeal in a highway condemnation case in which the Department’s valuations were reached on the basis of the highest and best use of the property as a farm (its actual current use), while the landowner’s valuations were premised on the suitability of the land for subdivision or industrial usage since the condemned property was approximately 500 feet from the city limits of Campbellsville. Both litigants appealed the county court’s award of $11,000 to the Circuit Court where a jury increased the amount allowed to $15,-005 and judgment was entered accordingly, from…