The viewers shall assess the damages claimed by anyone that is justly right and due to him for property taken, injured or destroyed because of an improvement, or for any other legal damages sustained, including the actual estimated amount saved on account of private ditches utilized. Such damage shall be considered separate from any benefit the land would receive because of the proposed work, and shall be paid by the board when funds come into its hands. If any person agrees to waive the damages, the agreement shall be written and filed by the viewers with their report.
Effective: October 1, 1942

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 267.200

  • Board: means the county board of drainage commissioners, or, in counties having seventy-five (75) or more separate drainage districts, or in counties availing themselves of the provisions of KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 267.010
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Improvement: means the construction, reconstruction, straightening, widening or deepening of any ditch, drain, canal, creek, levee or watercourse. See Kentucky Statutes 267.010
  • Viewers: means the board of viewers appointed by the county judge/executive. See Kentucky Statutes 267.010

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 2380-14.

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