Dustin Ellis and Dawn Ellis v. Arkansas State Highway Commission Dan Flowers

Summary

The court dismissed the challenge to the jury's measure of damages because the notice of appeal was filed more than a year after the final judgment and a motion for attorney's fees did not extend the appeal period. It affirmed the denial of attorney's fees, holding that the condemning authority had not acted in bad faith and that attorney's fees are not a component of just compensation. The court also declined to extend its compound-interest precedent to attorney's fees.