Dotson v. Madison County

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

This is a condemnation case. In 1986, the Arkansas State Highway Commission petitioned the County Court of Madison County and asked the County Court to condemn some property adjacent to State Highway 295 in Madison County so that some of the curves in the road could be made safer. Section 27-67-212 of the Arkansas Code Annotated of 1987 provides that the Commission may request that the county condemn land for a change in a state highway. Section 27-67-212(b) provides that if a county refuses the Commission’s request, the Commission may either refuse to improve the…