Legal Opinion
Adams v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 7, 1973No. SC 176PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDOX, Justice.
The State of Alabama filed a petition in the Probate Court of Pike County to condemn lands belonging to Dr. Ralph Adams and J. Roy Crow for the purpose of widening Highway 231 in Troy.
From the judgment of condemnation and award of the probate court, both the State and the landowners took appeals to the circuit court. No issue was made as to the right of the State to condemn. The sole question was the amount of damages to be awarded.
In the circuit court, the trial was before the court and a jury. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the landowners in the sum of $18,000.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- McLaney v. TurnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
- Jefferson County v. AdwellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
- Alabama Power Co. v. HerzfeldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
- Granberry v. GilbertSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
- American National Bank & Trust Co. of Mobile v. LongSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Twilley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Old Southern Life Ins. Co. v. WoodallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Walker v. CardwellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
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