Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Ferguson

BRADY, Justice.

This is an eminent domain case filed by appellant, Mississippi State Highway Commission, against appellees, A. J. Ferguson, his wife Daisy D. Ferguson, and their son Hugh S. Ferguson. Appellant seeks to condemn six parcels of land containing in the aggregate 27.34 acres, more or less. The land is located in the Second Circuit Court District of Carroll County, and is needed for use as right-of-way in the location and construction of U. S. Interstate Highway 55. In the Special Court of Eminent Domain, the trial jury awarded a verdict assessing damages in the amount of $12,800.…