Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Carlisle

CULLEN, Commissioner.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Highways, appeals from a judgment in a highway condemnation suit awarding Edward Carlisle and wife $16,000 damages in accordance with a jury verdict fixing $13,400 as direct damages for the taking of a portion of a tract of land and $2,560 as resulting -damages to the remainder of the tract. The Commonwealth maintains that the verdict was not sustained by sufficient evidence and is excessive.

The Carlisle tract is a vacant lot located on the east side of U.S. Highway 41, a north-and-south highway Before the condemnation the tract…