Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Moore
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided March 26, 1954PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Commissioner.
We have before us two actions against the Commonwealth for damages' allegedly caused by the reconstruction of a highway, which destroyed appellees’ tobacco crops in 1951 as the result of the settlement of large quantities of dust thereon. Appel-lees by deed had theretofore conveyed to the Department of Highways 'a certain portion of their land for ‘highway purposes. The two cases were submitted to a jury and it awarded damages.
On this appeal the only question present- ■ ed is whether or not appellees have the right to maintain a suit-of this nature. The basis of their claim…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Keck v. HafleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
- Lehman v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Commonwealth v. GilbertCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
- Breathitt County v. HudsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway v. BlankenshipCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. FisterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- V. T. C. Lines, Inc. v. City of HarlanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
- Frenel v. Commonwealth Department of HighwaysCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1962
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. LitteralCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1958
- Edge v. HookCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1957