Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Arndt

RODGERS, Presiding Justice.

The Mississippi State Highway Commission determined that it was necessary to acquire certain real property for the purpose of building a highway, and on February 10, 1970, it adopted an order to condemn the property in the record title of George E. Arndt. On June 9, 1970, the Mississippi State Highway Commission [hereinafter called the Highway Commission] filed a petition against George E. *282Arndt in the County Court of Jackson County, Mississippi. The case was tried, resulting in a verdict in favor of George E. Arndt in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). A…