Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Parker

HILL, Judge.

This appeal from the Henderson Circuit Court involves the taking by the appellant of a strip off the front of appellee’s lot located in the city of Henderson for the purpose of widening of U. S. 41. The strip sought is about 10 feet wide and extends 337 feet, the entire length of appellee’s lot, and contains about 3253 square feet.

Judgment in the county court was for $5500.00 for land and $2500.00 damages to the remainder of the lot, the total being the amount fixed by the county court commissioners. From this judgment both parties prosecuted appeals to the Henderson Circuit…