Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Rowland

PALMORE, Judge.

This is a condemnation proceeding in which the state highway department in 1963 acquired for Interstate Highway 75 a 4.36-acre strip of land from a 36-acre tract owned by the appellees Rowland and wife and located near Williamsburg in Whitley County. The department appeals from an award of $15,000 ($30,000 before less $15,000 after the taking).

Prior to the condemnation the Rowland property fronted 175 feet on the west side of U.S. Highway 25 and extended back some distance in a westerly direction, the rear portion being considerably wider, than *658the front. It contained about 20…