Parkman v. Mississippi State Highway Commission

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

This case involves the method of computation of the time within which an appeal may be taken. The Mississippi State Highway Commission, appellee, instituted eminent domain proceedings against the Parkmans in the County Court of Warren County. Judgment was rendered on November 5, 1969, and an order overruling a motion for new trial was entered on the minutes on November 6, 1969. The Park-mans’ appeal bond was filed and recorded by the circuit clerk on Monday, November 17, 1969.

Section 1616 of the Mississippi Code 1942 Annotated (Supp.1970) provides in part:

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