Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Wagley

231 So.2d 507 (1970)

MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

v.

Mrs. Cynthla J. WAGLEY.

No. 45583.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 9, 1970.

Robert G. Nichols, Jr., Jackson, for appellant.

Barnett, Montgomery, McClintock & Cunningham, Jackson, for appellee.

INZER, Justice:

This is an appeal by Mississippi State Highway Commission from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County awarding appellee, Mrs. Cynthia J. Wagley, $25,000 for the taking of .13 acres of her property for highway purposes.

Prior to these proceedings appellee was the owner of a tract of land in…