Miss. St. Hwy. Com'n v. Franklin Cty. Timber

488 So.2d 782 (1986)

MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

v.

FRANKLIN COUNTY TIMBER COMPANY, INC., et al.

No. 55471.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 14, 1986.

Walter Brown, Natchez, for appellant.

H.B. Mayes McGehee, W. Hollis McGehee, II, McGehee, McGehee & Torrey, Meadville, for appellees.

Before PATTERSON, C.J. and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the court:

I

This eminent domain appeal arises out of a Franklin County jury's acceptance of a sawmill operator's hotly disputed proof that a highway right-of-way taking would put him out of business. Following less than amicable trial…