Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Jones

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This is a condemnation case in which the Arkansas State Highway Commission appeals from a circuit court judgment, based on a jury verdict for $17,500, in favor of the appellee-landowners, Robert S. Jones and wife, in connection with the construction oflnterstate 40 across a portion of their 180 acre cattle and poultry farm.

Jones testified to damages in the amount of $20,000; his only witness testified to damages in the amount of $14,400. Two witnesses for the Highway Commission testified to damages in the amounts of $7,300 and $6,875 and, as above stated, the jury…