ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION v. RICHARDS

No. 5-1699.

318 S.W.2d 605 (1958)

ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. Mike RICHARDS et ux. Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 15, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. R. Thrasher, Dowell Anders, Little Rock, O. Wendell Hall, Jr., Benton, Ed Boyett, Little Rock, for appellant.

Ben M. McCray, Benton, for appellees.


McFADDIN, Justice.

The appellant, Arkansas State Highway Commission, proceeding under its power of eminent domain, condemned a right-of-way through a 65-acre airport owned by appellee, Mike Richards.1 The jury awarded Richards $50,000 as damages; and on appeal appellant argues only two points, being: (1) "The verdict is excessive in that there is no substantial evidence to support the verdict"; and (2) "The Court erred in not granting...

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