Legal Opinion
State of Mississippi v. Kenneth F. Murphy
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 27, 2016No. 2015-CA-00598-SCTPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, CHIEF JUSTICE,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. The State of Mississippi entered into a Public Trust Tidelands lease with the City of Bay St. Louis to build a municipal harbor on beachfront property in the City. After the City began construction of the harbor, Kenneth F. Murphy, Ray J. Murphy, and Audie Murphy filed an inverse condemnation action, claiming that the State and the City had taken and damaged their property without compensation. The case was tried in Hancock County Circuit Court, and a jury ultimately found the State hable to the Murphys for $644,000 in damages. The State now appeals.…
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- Shelton v. KindredMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
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