Legal Opinion
City of Gulfport, Mississippi v. Dedeaux Utility Company, Inc.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 15, 2018No. 2016–CA–01270–SCTPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RANDOLPH, PRESIDING JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. This is the fourth appeal stemming from the City of Gulfport's taking of the Dedeaux Utility Company via eminent domain. The only issue on appeal is whether the interest rate on the judgment is appropriate. Because the trial court failed to follow our mandate to set an interest rate, we reverse and remand for entry of judgment consistent with the evidence presented.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. In 1996, Gulfport filed an eminent domain complaint against Dedeaux. City of Gulfport v. Dedeaux Util. Co., Inc. , 187 So.3d 139 , 140 (Miss. 2016) ("…
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