Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Southern Development Corp.

Ben Core, Special Justice.

Appellee, Southern Development Corporation, hereinafter called Southern, prior to this suit, was the owner of an 8.3 acres tract of land lying north and east of the Arkansas River upstream from the City of Pine Bluff. The tract fronts 940 feet on the River. The Arkansas State Highway Commission, hereinafter called Commission, filed this condemnation suit for the purpose of taking 1.60 acres of the tract in fee and a temporary easement on a smaller piece measuring 110 feet by 151.5 feet for a total of 2.01 acres. After the taking two tracts remained, one lying…