Arkansas State Highway Commission v. National Advertising Co.

O. H. Storey, III, Special Justice.

On appeal, the Arkansas State Highway Commission alleges that the Circuit Court erred in determining that a hearing held by it concerning an application for billboard permits by National Advertising Company was an adjudication and that it erred in not remanding the decision of the Commission for adjudication. We agree and reverse and remand.

In 1978, National Advertising Company applied to the Arkansas State Highway Commission for permits to erect and maintain six outdoor advertising signs in Pulaski County. These applications were submitted to the…