Legal Opinion

State v. Ward

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 9, 1975No. SC 866PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*517BLOODWORTH, Justice.

State of Alabama appeals from the ruling of the trial court denying its motion for new trial after verdict and judgment awarding landowners $49,000 damages in a suit to condemn a portion of their lands for highway purposes. We affirm.

A service station and residence were located on the land in question. The only issue submitted to the jury was the amount of damages to be awarded the landowners for that portion of their lands taken.

Although the State has made ten assignments of error (one of which complains of the overruling of its motion for new trial), its appeal is taken…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Cooper v. WattsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
  2. Popwell v. Shelby CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
  3. Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Board of the City of Montgomery v. NormanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  4. State v. DunlapSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
  5. Pearson v. Birmingham Transit CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1956

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Clark v. BlackSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
  2. Reach v. ReachCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  3. McGough v. SlaughterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. State v. LongSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  5. State v. PughSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975

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