Dorroh v. Jefferson County

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

This cause originated by the application for an order of condemnation filed in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, in which Jefferson County sought to acquire the property of the appellants for the purpose of widening the Birmingham-Atlanta highway. The application was granted by the probate court, whereupon commissioners were appointed to assess the damages and compensation to which appellants were entitled. Following the commissioners’ report, and the payment of the award into court, an order of condemnation was entered by the probate court. The…