Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Smith

413 S.W.2d 72 (1967)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant,

v.

D. W. SMITH et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 24, 1967.

Robert Matthews, Atty.Gen., H. C. Smith, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Reed D. Anderson, Madisonville, Robert A. Becht, Louisville, for appellant.

Wells T. Lovett, Kenneth B. Kusch, Lovett, Howard & Moreman, John B. Anderson, Owensboro, for appellees.

STEINFELD, Judge.

For the purpose of reconstructing a portion of U.S. Highway 60 near the city of Owensboro the Commonwealth, through the Department of Highways, sued to condemn land owned by…