DRESSLER v. CITY OF COVINGTON


158 S.E.2d 660 (1968)

208 Va. 520

Ethel Frye DRESSLER et al. v. CITY OF COVINGTON.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

January 15, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Wilson, Covington (Hale Collins, Covington, on brief), for appellants.

William E. Carson, Covington (Stephenson, Kostel, Watson & Carson, Covington, on brief), for appellee.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J. and BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON and HARRISON, JJ.


EGGLESTON, Chief Justice.

The City of Covington filed a peition in the court below seeking to condemn a part of the land of Ethel Frye Dressler 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...

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