Legal Opinion

Hot Spring County v. Crawford

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 20, 1958No. 5-1628PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.

This is an eminent domain proceeding; and the jury verdict in favor of the landowner must be reversed because of the admission of improper evidence in the matter of the damages.

The County Court of Hot Spring County made an order for the widening of TJ. S. Highway No. 67, and thereby took one and one-fifth acres of land of the appellees, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford. The land was on both sides of the highway, which separated the Crawford’s home from their place of business, called “Blue Top”, a restaurant and truck stop, about three miles north of Malvern. When the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. L. R. Junction Ry. v. WoodruffSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
  2. Pulaski County v. HortonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1955
  3. Stuttgart & Rice Belt Railroad v. KocourekSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
  4. Desha v. Independence County Bridge District No. 1Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
  5. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ark. Highway Commission v. WilmansSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
  2. Lamar Advantage Holding Co. v. Arkansas State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
  3. Ozark Gas Transmission Systems ex rel. Ozark Gas Pipeline v. BarclayCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1983
  4. Arkansas State Highway Commission v. AddySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1958
  5. Hot Spring County v. BowmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1958

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