Cheryl L. High v. Todd Kuhn

MAXWELIj,, Justice,

for the-Court:

¶ 1. The special court of eminent domain granted Todd and Angela Kuhn’s petition for a private road across Cheryl High’s property in Gulfport. To obtain the private road, the Kuhns utilized Mississippi Code Section 65-7-201 (Rev.2012). This section creates a statutory right for private citizens to petition the special court of eminent domain when a private road over the land of another is necessary for ingress and egress. But Section 65-7-201 “was enacted pursuant to Sec. 110 of the State Constitution.” 1 And while Section 110 empowers the Legislature to…