Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Lee Wilson & Co.

James R. Cooper, Judge.

The appellant, the Arkansas State Highway Commission, appeals from a judgment awarding the appellee, Lee Wilson and Company, Inc., $45,000.00 as compensation for a taking of a portion of its lands by eminent domain. On appeal, the appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying a motion to strike the testimony of the appellee’s value witness.

The appellant brought this action to condemn 1.16 acres in the southeast quadrant of the appellee’s property which is located at the intersection of Interstate 55 and Highway 181 in Mississippi County. The appellant also…