Smick v. Commonwealth

CULLEN, Commissioner.

In condemnation proceedings by the State Highway Department and the City of Louisville, in the county court of Jefferson County, to condemn for an “inner belt” highway certain land owned by James Smick and wife, the commissioners awarded damages in the amount of $4,750. On appeal to the circuit court by the Smicks, a jury reduced the award to $3,500, consisting of $2,300 for the land and improvements taken, and $1,200 for damages to the remaining land. The Smicks have appealed, contending that the damages are inadequate.

The Smicks’ land consisted of a lot in a residential…