Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Haggard

SMITH, Justice:

This is an eminent domain case. Mississippi State Highway Commission appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Lowndes County entered pursuant to a jury award of $25,000 to W. N. Haggard as compensation and damages for the taking for highway purposes of a small portion of certain commercial property owned by the latter.

As is not unusual, the testimony of witnesses for the Commission fixed the amount to which Haggard was entitled at a figure considerably lower than the award; that of Haggard and his witnesses at a far greater sum. In addition to this conflicting testimony…