Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Reynolds

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Shortly before the day set for trial in the circuit court of the issues of damages raised by the appeals of both the Commonwealth and the landowners from a county court highway condemnation judgment it was discovered that by inadvertence the county court judgment had been so worded as to condemn not only the strip of land desired by the Commonwealth for highway right of way, but also an adjoining parcel of 37 acres. On motion of the landowners the circuit court entered an order amending the county court judgment so as to eliminate any reference to the 37-acre parcel. The…