Bullitt v. Commonwealth

CAMMACK, Judge.

On June 27, 1951, the Commonwealth brought suit against the appellants, Mr. and Mrs. William Marshall Bullitt, in the Jefferson County Court to condemn (for highway purposes) a strip of land owned by them. While the proceedings were pending, the appellants, by a deed dated August 3, 1951, and delivered August 29, 1951, conveyed to the Commonwealth the land sought by it. The deed was delivered after a written agreement had been entered into between the appellants and the Commonwealth. Under the agreement, the Commonwealth promised to prosecute promptly the pending condemnation…