Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Oakdale Development Corp.

Lawson Cloninger, Judge.

On September 13, 1973, appellant, Arkansas Highway Commission, condemned 0.24 acres of a tract of 31.5 acres owned by appellee, Oakdale Development Corporation, located in the southwest city limits of Judsonia. The property had been platted for residential subdivision development in 1967, and about half of the property had been developed at the time of condemnation. The half in which the condemned property was located was undeveloped.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict for appellee in the amount of @4,000 as compensation for the taking. The sole issue on appeal is…