Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Thompson

George K. Cracraft, Judge.

The appellant, the Arkansas State Highway Commission, appeals from a jury verdict awarding appellee compensation in the amount of $ 13,830 for lands taken for highway purposes. The sole issue . raised by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to exclude two comparable sales used by an expert witness called by the appellee.

Harold Lewis, a qualified real estate appraiser, in giving his evidence as to the value of appellee’s land before the taking, stated that he had used the market value approach and Considered its highest and best use to be a…