Napier v. Commonwealth, Department of Highways

DAVIS, Commissioner.

In this condemnation case the appellant property owners appeal from the judgment in the circuit court, asserting that the verdict is inadequate and unsupported by sufficient evidence of probative value; the trial court erred in rejecting proper evidence and admitting improper evidence, and statements in the closing argument of counsel for appellees were prejudicial.

The property taken was an unimproved lot in the Walkertown section of Hazard, with frontage of about 84 feet along the west side of Kentucky Highway No. 15; the lot had a depth of about 535 feet, extending back…