Williams v. Arkansas State Highway Commission

Donald L. Corbin, Chief Judge.

Appellants, Larry R. Williams and his wife, Karen R. Williams, appeal a Howard County jury verdict of $50,000 for the condemnation in fee of twenty acres of land owned by appellants and taken by appellee, Arkansas State Highway Commission. We reverse and remand.

Appellee condemned twenty acres of a 222-acre tract owned by appellants for the relocation of Arkansas State Highways No. 4 and No. 27 around the southeast area of Nashville, Arkansas, commonly known as the “Nashville Bypass.” Before the taking, the 222 acres fronted Arkansas State Highway 4 on the north…