Legal Opinion
West Kentucky Coal Co. v. Commonwealth, Department of Highways
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 7, 1963PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
The Commonwealth condemned, as right of way for a four-lane nonaccess highway, a strip of land containing 8.50 acres, across one corner of a 614-acre tract owned by West Kentucky Coal Company in Hopkins County. The highway will isolate or land-lock a triangular parcel of 10.50 acres. The jury in circuit court awarded $6,700 damages and judgment was entered accordingly. The coal company has appealed from the judgment.
Under a little more than 300 acres of the 614-acre tract there are seams of No. 11 and No. 12 coal (the No. 11 seam lies four feet and four inches below the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. TyreeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Stewart v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Department of HighwaysCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- City of Newport Municipal Housing Commission v. Turner Advertising, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Commonwealth v. GilbertCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. ShawCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- City of Tucson v. LaForgeCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. CarlisleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. ClevelandCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. FinleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
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