Ark. State Highway Comm. v. Vandiver

Paul "Ward, Justice.

This appeal concerns the manner by which the jury arrived at its verdict.

On November 5, 1964 appellant, Arkansas State Highway Commission, filed a complaint and declaration of taking in the Circuit Court of Boone County, condemning a small parcel of land belonging to appellee, Maybelle Vandiver, for the purpose of improving and widening U. S. Highways 62-65. Appellee answered, seeking compensation in the amount of $20,000. There was a trial, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of appellee in the sum of $7,150. Appellant filed a motion for a new trial alleging “that…