Legal Opinion
Rudder v. Limestone County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 5, 1929No. 8 Div. 122PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
This was a proceeding brought by a county to condemn a right of way through certain lands of appellant for a public highway. Commissioners were appointed and made the assessment of damages; the probate court confirmed the return of the commissioners and ordered the lands condemned. An appeal was taken to the circuit court and the cause there tried de novo; the issue ofi such trial being the amount of damages to be awarded the landowner.
On the trial in the circuit court, over objection of appellant, witnesses for the petitioner appellee were allowed to testify to the value of appellant’s farm…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Bauman v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Houck v. Little River Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Searl v. School Dist. No. 2 in Lake Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Jones v. New Orleans & Selma RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. SherrodCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Morgan County v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Alabama Power Co. v. Citizens of StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- McRea v. Marion CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Rountree Farm Co. v. Morgan CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
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