Legal Opinion
Usher & Gardner, Inc. v. Mayfield Independent Board of Education
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided January 29, 1971PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REED, Judge.
When a school board needs privately owned land for school purposes and is unable to purchase it from the owner on a basis satisfactory to the board, KRS 162.-030 authorizes the acquisition of such land by eminent domain under any of several statutory methods of condemnation proceedings, among which is KRS 416.120. In this case, the condemnor is the Mayfield Independent Board of Education which seeks to acquire by condemnation a 42.3-acre parcel of land that is a part of a total tract of 103 acres owned by Usher and Gardner, Inc., the landowner. The trial judge ruled that the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. FinleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Dinwiddie v. Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Pike County Board of Education v. FordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. CainCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968
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