Cate v. Crawford County

Appellant is the owner of a tract of land in Crawford County, Arkansas, through which, by order of the county court, a public highway was laid out and constructed, and in doing so 3y2 acres of his land were taken. He presented his claim in apt time to the county court for damages in the sum of $1,350 caused by the taking of said land and for damages to the remaining land. The county court disallowed his claim, and an appeal was taken to the circuit court, where it was tried before the court without a jury. The court found “that the plaintiff had been damaged by the opening of the road…