City of Winchester v. Ring

Appellee filed in the county court of Scott county a petition under the Eminent Domain act, seeking to condemn for cemetery purposes a parcel of land containing 11.57 acres belonging to appellant. This tract lies in the northwest corner of appellant’s farm. A cemetery joins this tract on the west. An east and west public highway bounds it on the north. The east city limits of the city of Winchester extend through the western portion of this tract of ground and likewise the western portion of appellant’s farm. A branch or ravine runs through the piece of land sought to be taken, practically…