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Harrison County Utility Authority v. Walker

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided January 14, 2014No. 2012-CA-00769-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Harrison County Utility Authority (HCUA) initiated a quick-take condemnation action relating to certain land owned by Helen Peterson Walker, which was filed in the Harrison County Special Court of Eminent Domain. After an order was entered granting HCUA the right of immediate title to and possession of the property, Walker, her husband, James Walker Sr., and her son, James Walker Jr., filed a separate lawsuit against HCUA asserting that James Sr. and James Jr. held an interest in the property by virtue of a misfiled warranty deed. The trial court dismissed HCUA’s…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Mississippi Transp. Com'n v. FiresMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  2. J.E.W. v. T.G.S.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Wilson v. MallettCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010
  4. Coats v. City of Yazoo CityMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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