Legal Opinion

Allen v. Arkansas State Highway Comm'n

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 22, 1969No. 5-5086PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

George Rose Smith, Justice.

In this condemnation proceeding the appellee is taking a 1.53-acre tract of land owned hy the appellants. Two expert witnesses for the highway department valued the land at $7,650. The landowners introduced two estimates of value, one of $14,000 and the other of $12,800. The jury’s verdict was for $8,000.

For reversal the landowners insist that the court erred in refusing to require the condemnor to answer interrogatories about the expert witnesses it expected to use at the trial. The interrogatories asked the names and addresses of the experts who had appraised the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ark. State Highway Commission v. ParksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
  2. Bower v. MurphySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Rickett v. HayesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
  2. Buckeye Cellulose Corp. v. VandamentSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974
  3. Finnie v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  4. Arkansas Public Service Commission v. Yelcot Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  5. Hibbs v. City of JacksonvilleCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1988

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