Legal Opinion
Ark. State Highway Comm. v. Russell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 10, 1966No. 5-3736PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
George Bose Smith, Justice.
This is an action by the State Highway Commission to condemn, in fee simple, a 28.2-acre strip across the appellees’ cattle ranch. The jury fixed the landowners’ damages at $26,000. The Commission’s principal contention for reversal is that the trial court erred in refusing to strike the testimony of Guy C. Bussell, who, together with his wife, owns the land.
On direct examination Bussell explained in detail the damage that he would suffer as a result of the condemnation. He valued his property at $82,800 before the taking and at $40,350 after the taking. He…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- National Bank of Commerce v. City of New BedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- United States v. Delano Park Homes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Ark. State Highway Comm. v. JohnsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
- Finley v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
- H. & H. Supply Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Beed v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency v. Thirteen Parcels of Land in Squares 859, 912, 934 & 4068Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- Warren J. Lacombe v. A-T-O, Inc., Interstate EngineeringCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Warren v. Waterville Urban Renewal AuthoritySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1967
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