Legal Opinion
Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Rogers
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1961No. 42146PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcElroy, J.
This is the third appeal of this case to this Court. The judgment rendered on the first trial was reversed in Mississippi State Highway Commission v. C. B. Rogers, 236 Miss. 800, 112 So. 2d 250, and a new trial granted on questions of law. Previous trials of this case resulted in jury verdicts of $120,000, $122,500, $100,000 and this verdict of $117,500. In one of the trials in the circuit court the learned judge entered a remittitur which was not acceptable to the appellants.
The facts are set out rather fully in the opinions in the former appeals and will not be repeated here. The witnesses…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mississippi State Highway Commission v. HillmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1940
- Jacksonville Express. Auth. v. Henry G. Du Pree Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Mississippi State Highway Commission v. RogersMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. CreekmoreMississippi Supreme Court · 1945
- Mississippi State Highway Commission v. RogersMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Stubblefield v. Jesco, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Illinois Central Railroad v. NelsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1962
- POTTERS II v. State Highway Com'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Crocker v. MISS. STATE HIGHWAY COM'NMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Mississippi State Highway Commission v. McArnMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
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