City of Fayetteville v. Stone

This suit was instituted by the appellees against the appellant to recover damages for the taking of a certain parcel of their lands for the purpose of widening, straightening and paving the west end of Wall street in the city of Fayetteville. Upon testimony adduced by the respective parties, the cause was submitted to the court sitting as a jury, and resulted in a judgment in favor of the appellees in the sum of $540.

Two questions are presented upon appeal. The first is that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict under the rule announced in Weidemeyer v. Little Rock, 157 Ark.…