West Virginia Department of Highways v. Fisher

McHUGH, Justice:

This action is before this Court upon the petition of the West Virginia Department of Highways (hereinafter “appellant”), and the commissioner of that department, for an appeal from the final order of the Circuit Court of Braxton County, West Virginia. Specifically, the appellant appeals to this Court from a verdict in the amount of $841,900 returned by a jury in favor of the appellees, E. L. Fisher and Anna Margaret Fisher, husband and wife. That verdict resulted from an eminent domain proceeding instituted by the appellant in circuit court. This Court has before it the…