Commonwealth v. Begley

Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Stites

Reversing.

This is the second appeal of this case. See Commonwealth v. Begley, 261 Ky. 812, 88 S. W. (2d) 920, 921. The proceeding was originally instituted to condemn a strip of property for highway purposes on route No. 15 leading from Winchester, Ky., to Whites-burg, Ky., through the City of Hazard. The proof indicates that it was necessary to take approximately half of the lot belonging to appellees, Mr. and Mrs. John X. Begley, and that in so doing it was necessary to cut off the front end of their five-room cottage located on the property. The…