Assessment of damages by jury
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case GSS, LLC v. Centerpoint Energy Gas Transmission Co. (2014)
Most recently applied in GSS, LLC v. Centerpoint Energy Gas Transmission Co. (April 2014)
Acts 1873, No. 123, § 5, p. 290; C. & M
(1) It shall be the duty of the court to impanel a jury of twelve (12) persons, as in other civil cases, to ascertain the amount of compensation which the company shall pay. The matter shall proceed and be determined as other civil causes.
(2) The amount of damages to be paid the owner of the lands for the right-of-way for the use of the company shall be determined and assessed irrespective of any benefit the owner may receive from any improvement proposed by the company.
Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.