Myers v. Ark. State Highway Comm.

For reasons hereafter stated I am unable to agree with the majority opinion. ■

The court gave two instructions. The first instruction told the jury appellant was entitled to “just compensation” for the land taken. The majority hold this instruction to be reversible error because it did not tell the jury what constituted “just compensation”. The second instruction did tell the jury what constituted “ just compensation”, and that is conceded to be true by the majority.

It is not contended by appellant or stated by the majority that the two instructions are contradictory as a matter of law. In the…