City of Benton v. Alcoa Road Storage, Inc.

| Appellant, City of Benton (the “City”), appeals from an award of attorneys’ fees to appellee, Alcoa Road Storage, Inc. (“Alcoa”), in a judgment arising from a condemnation proceeding. For reversal, the City contends that the circuit court erred because there is no statutory authority for awarding attorneys’ fees against a municipality in a condemnation proceeding. Alcoa cross-appeals the denial of its request for payment of expert-witness fees. Specifically, Alcoa contends that the circuit court erred in finding that expert-witness fees incurred by a landowner to establish the calculation…