New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. Fleming

This eminent domain proceeding began in the Justice of Peace Court of District No. 1 of Pearl River County, Mississippi. It was instituted by the appellants for the purpose of acquiring a right-of-way across the residence lot of Joseph J. Fleming and his wife, Doris Keller Fleming, to construct a railroad spur track from the Village of Nicholson to the Village of Gainesville. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of appellees in the sum of $12,000. The Railroad appealed from this judgment to the Circuit Court of" Pearl River County. The trial in the circuit court resulted in a verdict in…