State Highway Commission of Mississippi v. Rankin County Board of Education

ZUCCARO, Justice,

for the Court:

We are called on today to determine the amount of fee that may be awarded to a court appointed appraiser in an eminent domain action pursuant to § 11-27-89 of the Mississippi Code of 1972. The Special Court of Eminent Domain of Rankin County awarded such a court appointed appraiser a fee of $1,800 for appraising certain sixteenth section land. The State Highway Commission, feeling aggrieved by the amount of fee awarded by the lower court, now appeals.

FACTS

On January 24, 1986 the State Highway Commission of Mississippi filed a complaint against the Rankin County…