Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Basin Development Corp.

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

This is an appeal of an Arkansas State Highway Commission condemnation case from the Sebastian County Circuit Court.

The jury found the appellee landowner, Basin Development Corporation, was entitled to a total compensation of $128,520.00 as damages resulting from the appellant Highway Commission’s taking of some 12.43 acres to be used for an interchange.

The land taken, which also included a fraction of an acre for a permanent construction easement, is located in the southern part of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The condemned tract is to be used to build an interchange…