Legal Opinion
Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Spencer
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 1958No. 40651PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArrington, J.
The complainants, E. O. Spencer, Mrs. Elizabeth Knox Swayze and Mrs. Olivia Knox Chamblin, appellees here, filed bill of complaint against the Mississippi State Highway Commission in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County. From an adverse decree the appellant, State Highway Commission, appeals.
The appellees alleged in their bill that they were the owners of Lot 49, consisting of 9 acres according to the official map of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, prepared by Henry C. Daniel in 1875, less one acre formerly conveyed and less that part conveyed by E. O. Spencer…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Vicksburg v. Vicksburg Waterworks Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Parker v. State Highway CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1935
- Theobold v. Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railway Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1889
- Morris v. Covington CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1918
- Berry v. Southern Pine Electric Power Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Mueller v. NJ Highway AuthorityNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
- Homes, Inc. v. AndersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1970
- PYCA Industries, Inc. v. Harrison County Waste Water Management DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Warwick v. Pearl River Valley Water Supply Dist.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1971
- Carney v. Mississippi State Highway CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
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