ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION v. WATKINS

No. 5-1556.

313 S.W.2d 86 (1958)

ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. Fred D. WATKINS and Katherine W. Watkins, His Wife, and John P. Matthews and Martha D. Matthews, His Wife, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 12, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MeHaffy, Smith & Williams, W. R. Thrasher, Dowell Anders, Little Rock, Bill Demmer, North Little Rock, for appellant.

Wayne W. Owen and H. B. Stubblefield, Little Rock, for appellees.


WARD, Justice.

This is a condemnation proceeding involving 15.51 acres of land belonging to appellees. All testimony relative to the value of the land taken from appellees by the Arkansas Highway Department in this suit was directed to a parcel of land consisting of 28.955 acres. The 15.51 acres mentioned above is arrived at as follows: All four of the appellees own an undivided one-half interest in 26.885 acres, amounting to an entire interest in 13.44 acres, and...

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