Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 19, 1929PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Logan
Affirming.
J. N. Anderson owns a farm in Union county adjacent to the city of Morganfield. The state, in conjunction with the federal government, desired a right of way 60 feet wide through his farm for the purpose of constructing a federal highway. Union county was under the duty to obtain and pay for the right of way. The county could not agree with Anderson on the question of the value of the right of way and the damage to his farm by reason of its taking. The farm is one highly improved, consisting of 300 acres in round numbers, and it is divided into two…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. ChambersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Calor Oil & Gas Co. v. FranzellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
- Louisville Nashville Rr. Co. v. Burnam, TrusteeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Railway Co. v. BentleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
- Big Sandy Ry. Co. v. DilsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Board of Com'rs of Dona Ana County v. GardnerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1953
- Louisville Nashville Railroad Co. v. HargisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Commonwealth v. Ball, Baker, HowardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Kentucky & West Virginia Power Co. v. SaulsburyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929