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Jefferson County v. Clausen

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided May 5, 1944PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

To widen the right-of-way for a short section of a county road, Jefferson County has condemned a strip of land belonging to John E. Clausen and wife. It is 30 feet wide and 769 feet long. The commissioners appraised the property to be of the value of $260. The same sum was awarded by a jury in the County Court for the land taken. The jury finding that the remainder of the property would not be damaged. A trial on appeal in the circuit court resulted in a verdict for $234. The defendants’ motion for a new trial was -sustained. On another…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Henderson v. City of LexingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
  2. Commonwealth v. CombsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  3. Davidson v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. State Highway CommissionCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  4. White v. City of WilliamsburgCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
  5. Long v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. 0.62033 Acres of Land in Christiana HundredSuperior Court of Delaware · 1954
  2. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co. v. Greenup County, KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949
  3. McGee v. City of WilliamstownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
  4. City of Bowling Green v. CookseyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1992
  5. Kroger Co. v. Louisville & Jefferson County Air BoardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957

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