Commonwealth, Natural Resources & Environmental Protection Cabinet v. Stearns Coal & Lumber Co.

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from an inverse or reverse condemnation action in which the Department of Natural Resources appeals from a judgment awarding Stearns damages for the taking of the Stearns property. *380Stearns has filed a cross-appeal seeking a higher prejudgment interest.

The trial judge in a pretrial order found that there was a taking as of June 25,1975, and the jury trial was then limited to the question of damages. The jury verdict was for $6.7 million against the Commonwealth and the trial judge held the Commonwealth liable for prejudgment and post-judgment interest,…