Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Rogers

The Mississippi State Highway Commission filed a petition in the County Court for the First Judicial District of Jones County against appellee, C. B. Rogers, seeking to condemn a parcel of land owned by Rogers and comprising a total of 6.52 acres, for public purposes in the construction of new U. S. Highway 11, Interstate. The issue of damages for the taking was tried before a jury in the county court, which rendered a judgment for Rogers in the amount of $120,000. The Commission appealed to the circuit court, which found a number of errors in the trial before the county court, and ordered,…