Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Wright

Frank Holt, Justice.

In this eminent domain proceeding, the appellant acquired fee title to .36 acres of a three acre tract of commercial real estate land from the appellees. The jury awarded $20,000 as just compensation.

Appellant first contends that the court erred in permitting appellees’ expert witness, Evans, to testify to severance damages after testifying to the market value of the part taken. Appellant argues that the proper measure of damages in eminent domain cases in which a partial taking is involved is the difference in the market value of the whole property before the taking and…