Tri-B Advertising, Inc. v. Arkansas State Highway Commission

Elsijane T. Roy, Justice.

Appellant Tri-B Advertising, Inc. filed a complaint for damages against the Arkansas State Highway Commission (Commission) and Folk Construction Co., Inc. (Folk), appellees herein. The complaint alleged that the Commission ordered its agent Folk, as part of an eminent domain action, to remove an outdoor advertising sign owned by appellant and that its property valued at $2500 was taken for public use without compensation in contravention of the Arkansas Constitution. Each appellee filed a demurrer to the complaint, and both were sustained by the trial court.

On appeal…