Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Taylor

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This is a condemnation case under eminent domain in which the Arkansas State Highway Commission appeals from a circuit court judgment in favor of Joe Taylor, Jr., et al., for $110,000 in connection with the relocation of Highway No. 67 in White County, Arkansas.

The appellees Mr. and Mrs. Taylor own 395 acres of land located just outside the city limits of Searcy, Arkansas. The tract lies roughly in the form or shape of an equilateral triangle with its southeast side bounded by the present Highway No. 67. The land has been used for agricultural purposes but its highest…