Ark. State Hwy. Comm. v. Rich

This is a condemnation proceeding in which the State Highway Commission was compelled to deposit in court a great deal more money than the jury later found the land to have been worth. The landowners had the use of the excessive deposit for more than two. years. This appeal is from a judgment holding that the landowners are not liable to the State for interest during the time they had the use of the State’s money.

The facts are simple. On August 18, 1958, the Highway Commission brought suit to condemn 50.454 acres of the appellees’ land, filed a declaration of taking, and paid into court the…