Dressler v. City of Covington

The City of Covington filed a petition in the court below seeking to condemn a part of the land of Ethel Frye Dressier and others for widening Alleghany Avenue, along which runs State Highway 220. Commissioners were appointed and after they had heard the evidence and viewed the property they awarded the owners $10,550 for the value of the land taken and $150 for damages to the residue, or a total of $10,700. The lower court entered judgment on this award and the owners have appealed, claiming that the court erred in refusing to admit certain evidence offered by them and in refusing to grant…