Miss. State Highway Commission v. Fleming

Appellees filed suit in circuit court against Mississippi State Highway Commission for damages alleged to have resulted from the closing of a street on which appellees’ property abuts. The jury returned a verdict for $4,130, and judgment was entered accordingly.

Appellees own a home located on the east side of 14th Avenue in the City of Laurel, Mississippi. In connection with the construction of a new highway the appellant closed that portion of 14th Avenue north of appellees’ property. The closed portion of 14th Avenue corners with the northwest corner of appellees’ lot, and thus appellees…