Hagan v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE VENTERS

Appellants in this eminent domain action1 all own a fee simple undivided fractional interest in a tract of land taken by the Commonwealth of Kentucky for a highway construction project. They appealed the jury verdict establishing the "just compensation"2 paid for property to be taken. However, upon motion of the Commonwealth, the Court of Appeals dismissed their appeal because Appellants' notice of appeal failed to include the name of Edward Gravell (Edward).

Edward is the husband of Appellant Rose Mary Gravell, one of the tenants-in-common owning the…