Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Gipson

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice.

The Mississippi State Highway Commission, appellant, filed this petition in eminent domain in the Circuit Court of Pearl River County, against James R. Gipson and wife. The jury verdict of $3500 was incorporated in the judgment of the circuit court.

The Gipsons owned Lot 18, Woodland Heights Subdivision, Part I, of the City of Picayune. The lot fronts for eighty-three *621feet on Millswood Road, with a depth of 142 feet. The location, witnesses said, was in “the best residential subdivision in Picayune.” On ths lot, fronting with a concrete driveway on Millswood Road, is…