CITY OF LITTLE ROCK v. MORELAND

No. 5-1997.

334 S.W.2d 229 (1960)

CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, Appellant, v. Bartlett L. MORELAND et al. Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spitzberg, Bonner, Mitchell & Hays, Little Rock, for appellant.

John W. Bailey and Moses, McClellan, Arnold, Owen & McDermott, by Wayne W. Owen, Little Rock, for appellees.


ROBINSON, Justice.

In building a reservoir in connection with the city water supply system, the City of Little Rock acquired 15,000 acres of land west of the city. Of the property sought to be condemned, 1,300 acres belonged to the appellees, hereinafter referred to as the Morelands. To acquire the 1,300 acres the city filed condemnation proceedings. Upon a trial of the issues the city was allowed to condemn only 1,165.1 acres of the Moreland property, for which the...

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