Tallulah A. Redding v. Mississippi Transportation Commission

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This is the appeal of a jury verdict in an eminent-domain action. The Mississippi Transportation Commission (“MTC”) sought to acquire certain property owned by Tallulah Redding, Sharon Anderson, and Arthur Anderson (the “landowners”). The landowners were awarded $1,709,197 in compensation and damages a result of the taking of their property. On appeal, the landowners argued that the trial court erred when it excluded an earlier appraisal of the property. Finding reversible error, we remand for a new trial.

FACTS

¶2. The MTC sought to locate, relocate, construct…