Legal Opinion
BUSH, ET UX. v. City of Laurel
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 13, 1958No. 40,868PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.
The appellants, Jim Edd Bush and' wife, Mrs. Elma Bush, sued the appellee, City of Laurel, Mississippi, to recover damages for an alleged trespass upon a certain strip of land in Jones County, Mississippi, claimed by the appellants, and for the alleged taking and invasion of said land for public use without making due compensation therefor as provided in Section 17 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890.
The appellants and the appellee were the owners of adjoining land. The land claimed by the appellee was located immediately south of and adjoining the land of the appellants. The suit arises…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- VanZandt v. VANZANDTMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
- Hardy v. O'PryMississippi Supreme Court · 1912
- Hubbard v. FlyntMississippi Supreme Court · 1880
- Davis v. DavisMississippi Supreme Court · 1888
- Commercial Credit Co. v. NewmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1940
3Cited by23 opinions
- Guthrie v. J.C. Penney Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- City of Mound Bayou v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Nichols v. Tri-State Brick and Tile Co., Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Dennis v. Travelers Insurance Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1970
- Southern Land & Resources Co., Inc. v. DobbsMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
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