Pearl River Valley Water Supply District v. Wright

RODGERS, Justice:

This appeal involves another case in which Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (hereafter called the District) seeks to acquire land adjoining the reservoir, belonging to Thomas E. Wright, the appellee. The petition to acquire 255.19 acres of land located below the reservoir dam was filed on March 22, 1963. An eminent domain court was organized and a trial resulted in a judgment which was entered on March 19, 1964, in favor of the landowner in the sum of $88,040.55.

The District appealed to the Circuit Court of Madison County, Mississippi, where the case was tried de…