Ark. La. Gas Co. v. Howard

Jim Johnson, Justice.

This is a condemnation suit for a gas pipeline right of way.

Appellant Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company filed a condemnation complaint on August 23, 1963, in Garland Circuit Court against appellees Harry B. Howard and his wife. Appellees own a 72-acre tract along or close to two highways, out of which appellant condemned 2.08 acres in a strip 50 feet wide by 1810 feet long, and 1.32 acres in a strip 40 feet wide by 1437 feet long, and deposited $700 into the registry of the court. Appellants by answer alleged the property taken was of the value of $3,500. The case was heard…