Campbell v. Arkansas State Highway Commission

Hart, C. J.,

(after stating the facts). The right of eminent domain in the premises is conceded in the Arkansas Highway Commission, but it is insisted that this right is and must, under our Constitution, be subordinate to the right of the property owners to be first compensated for the damages to their property by the construction of the bridge and the approaches thereto. Their claim is based upon the guaranty given by § 22 of the Bill of Rights of our present Constitution, which provides that private property shall not be taken, appropriated, or damaged for public use, without just…