Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Carruthers

G-borgb Rose Smith, Justice.

This is a condemnation suit brought by the highway department to acquire 13.72 acres as a right of way for Interstate 40 across part of the lands of the appellees, Dr. and Mrs. Carruthers. Dr. Carruthers fixed the landowners’ damages at $17,-727. His only expert witness gave a figure of $12,635. The jury’s verdict was for $13,500. On appeal the commission contends that the amount of the verdict is not supported by substantial evidence.

Dr. Carruthers owns other land in the vicinity, but for the purposes of this suit onfy a 190-acre tract was in issue. That tract…