Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Salmon Corp.

CULLEN, Commissioner.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Highways, commenced proceedings in the Fayette County Court to condemn two parcels of land from a farm owned by Salmon Corporation. One parcel, of 15.733 acres, was for right of way for Interstate Highway No. 1-64; the other, of 5.067 acres, was for construction of an access road to a 5.77-acre parcel of land owned by one Hamilton, which was being landlocked by the construction of 1-64. Salmon Corporation contested the right of the department to condemn the access-road parcel. The county court entered judgment upholding the…