ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION v. COOK

No. 5-2381.

345 S.W.2d 632 (1961)

ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. Helen E. COOK, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 1, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dowell Anders and H. Clay Robinson, Little Rock, for appellant.

DuVal L. Purkins, Lake Village, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

In 1940 the state highway department constructed a paved highway across the appellee's land, leading to the Greenville bridge. The acquisition of the right of way was evidenced by a county court condemnation order, which described the public easement and required that any aggrieved landowner present his claim for compensation within one year. Ark.Stats.1947, § 76-917. The easement condemned across the appellee's land was in part 100...

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