Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Dean

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

This is a sequel to Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Dean, 244 Ark. 405, 425 S. W. 2d 306. On that appeal we reversed because of the failure of the trial court to give an instruction relating to the duty of appellees to minimize damages sustained by reason of a partial taking of their lands. Although that issue was not before the court on retrial, we find reversible error in the limitation imposed by the trial judge upon appellant’s cross-examination of C. Y. Barnes, an expert witness on real estate values. Barnes was the first witness called by appellees to…