Smith v. Mississippi State Highway Commission

Highway No. 11 in Peárl River county was being rebuilt and paved. To carry out its purposes, the highway commission was acquiring a right-of-way 100 feet wide. To that end it sought to condemn a strip of land belonging to appellants 850' feet in length north and south by 50 feet wide on the north end and 23 feet wide on the south end, consisting of a little less than one-half an acre in area. An Eminent Domain Court was authorized under the law for that purpose. The jury of that court returned the verdict for appellant in tire sum of $1,850. Judgment was accordingly entered. From that…