# Coffelt v. Arkansas State Highway Commission

> Supreme Court of Arkansas · June 30, 1986 · 289 Ark. 348

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7823302

## Case

- **Full name:** Bessie W. COFFELT v. ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Arkansas
- **Decided:** June 30, 1986
- **Citations:** 289 Ark. 348; 712 S.W.2d 283; 1986 Ark. LEXIS 1985
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Purtle
- **Judges:** Dudley, Hays, Hickman, Purtle, Smith
- **Cited by:** 6 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

John I. Purtle, Justice, dissenting. Article 2, Section 22 of the Constitution states:
The right of property is before and higher than any constitutional sanction; and private property shall not be taken, appropriated or damaged for public use, without just compensation therefor.
Therefore, neither Rule 9 (d) nor the Highway Department are before and higher than our Constitution.
I would reverse and remand.

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