Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Fisher

The Mississippi State Highway Commission filed condemnation proceedings to condemn 2.07 acres of land off the west side of appellee’s 97 acre cattle farm for use as a part of the right of way of Interstate Highway No. 55. In eminent domain court the jury awarded appellee the sum of $1250. The Commission appealed to circuit court where the jury awarded $1265. The Commission appealed to this Court.

The proof showed that in addition to taking the 2.07 acres of land appellee suffered other damages, including the taking of a fence making it necessary for appellee to build a new fence about a…