Lipscomb v. Bessemer Board of Education

GOODWYN, Justice.

This is a condemnation proceeding by the Bessemer Board' of Education to acquire lots 1 through 8, inclusive, of Block 125, according to the present plan and survey of the City of Bessemer. The original application was filed in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, where the proceedings were conducted under the provisions of Code 1940, Tit. 19, Chapter 1. The Board of Education, the condemnor, appealed to the circuit court, where a jury awarded compensation to appellants, the landowners, and the court, pursuant to such award, entered its judgment. The contents of the…