ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION v. WOODY

No. 5-5177.

453 S.W.2d 45 (1970)

ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. Bill WOODY et ux., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 4, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Keys and James N. Dowell, Little Rock, for appellant.

Wayland A. Parker, Greenwood, for appellees.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

In this condemnation suit the highway department is acquiring a 24.07-acre strip of land needed in the relocation and improvement of Highway 71 in Sebastian county. The taking divides into two parts what was previously a 135-acre farm. The landowner Woody fixed the total damages at $45,000. His expert witness, Glenn West, put the figure at $32,275.50, which was precisely the amount of the jury's verdict. Witnesses for the highway department...

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