Legal Opinion
State v. Steele
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 31, 1979No. 78-478PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The State of Alabama appeals from a final judgment of $160,000.00 entered in favor of Mr. and Mrs. Steele, the defendants in this condemnation proceeding. We affirm.
The State initiated the proceeding by filing a petition in the Probate Court of Lawrence County to condemn some 18.7 acres of defendants' land for use as a part of a highway right-of-way. The award of the commissioners appointed by the probate court was $134,500.00 and a judgment of condemnation was entered in that amount. The State then appealed to the Circuit Court of Lawrence County where the sole question was the amount of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Maring-Crawford Motor Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Southern Railway Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. HumphresSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- Shelby County v. BakerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
- Ewart v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- CALVIN REID CONST. CO., INC. v. ColemanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Presley v. B.I.C. Construction, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2009
- Storie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- State v. ShepardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
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