Arkansas State Highway Comm'n v. Roberts

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

This is the second appeal of an eminent domain proceeding instituted by the Arkansas State Highway Commission, appellant herein, against Judge Russell C. Roberts and Violet Lee Roberts, his wife, for the acquisition of a 9.63 acre tract of land in Conway needed for right-of-way purposes for the construction of Interstate Highway No. 40 and its facilities in Faulkner County, Arkansas. Judge Roberts and two expert witnesses testified on his behalf, the landowner testifying that just compensation for the taking of the the 9.65 acres was $129,750.00, Lloyd Pearce…