Hobgood v. Mississippi Power Co.

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Mississippi Power Company (MPC) sought to acquire an easement across a piece of property owned partially by Robert Hobgood. MPC was granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Mississippi Code Annotated section 77-3-1 (Rev.2009) by the Mississippi Public Service Commission. The certificate authorized MPC to acquire the necessary land to construct an electric-generating plant, along with the necessary transmission facilities and pipelines in Kemper, Lauderdale, Clarke, and Jasper Counties, Mississippi.

¶ 2. MPC filed a…