Arkansas Power & Light Co. v. Childers

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Arkansas Power & Light Company, in January, 1971, condemned 8.09 acres of land belonging to Dovie Childers, appellee herein, 7.11 acres to be used for a substation site, and the remaining .98 acre for a road easement to the substation. The tract of land belonging to appellee consists of approximately 35 acres, the tract being divided into an east and west tract, the east tract consisting of 18.17 acres. It is from this tract that the appellant condemned the acreage sought and it is only the value of this tract that is involved. The substation site…