Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Department of Highways v. Baldwin
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided May 5, 1950PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sims
Reversing.
'These two actions were filed on Ang. 30, 1947, by the Department of Highways in the Laurel County Court to condemn two small strips of land. Each strip was long and narrow, the first contained .17 of an acre and belonged to J. W. Baldwin and the second contained .43 of an acre and belonged to R. S. Baldwin. The two strips are located at the junction of Highways No. 25 and No. 80 in Laurel County and were taken for the purpose of widening Highway No. 25.
In the county court three commissioners were appointed in each case to assess the value of the land taken *783and the resulting damages…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Adams v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. State Highway CommissionCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Commonwealth v. BegleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
- Hutcherson v. Louisville & N. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Warfield Natural Gas Company v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- Watson v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Gulledge v. Texas Gas Transmission Corp.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. ClaypoolCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. VincentCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Citizens Fidelity Bank & Trust Co. v. Jefferson CountyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1955
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. HollomanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965
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