Legal Opinion
New v. State Highway Commission of Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1974No. 47587PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RODGERS, Presiding Justice.
This is an eminent domain proceeding in which the Highway Commission of the State of Mississippi sought to acquire 0.13 of an acre of land from W. E. New and wife for highway purposes. The land is located on the north side of highway 61 between Natchez and Woodville, Mississippi. The original proceeding was instituted in the County Court of Adams County, Mississippi, to accord with Section 2749-04, Mississippi Code 1942 Annotated (Supp.1972), which now appears as Mississippi Code Annotated Section 11-27-7 (1972).
On the day set for trial, the Highway Commission…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mississippi State Highway Commission v. WagleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1970
- Mississippi State Highway Commission v. DanielsMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
- Dantzler v. Mississippi State Highway CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1941
- Mississippi State Highway Commission v. McArnMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
- Mississippi Power Co. v. LeggettMississippi Supreme Court · 1967
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