Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Wood

Conley Byrd, Justice.

The pivotal issue in this petition for writ of prohibition is whether the State Highway Commission is subject to the adjudicatory provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 5-701, et seq. (Repl. 1976). The facts giving rise to the litigation in the trial court show that Donrey Communications Company, Inc. had some billboard signs in existence when the Highway Beautification Act, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 76-2501, et seq. (Repl. 1957), came into existence. Permits to maintain those signs were issued by the State Highway Commission pursuant to the Highway…