Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Smith

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice.

The Mississippi State Highway Commission, appellant, filed this eminent domain proceeding in the Circuit Court of Pearl River County against Leo Smith and others, and after trial, a judgment was entered on the jury verdict in favor of ap-pellees in the sum of $2,500. The Commission appeals.

There was no error in the trial court overruling appellant’s motion to exclude the testimony of Leo Smith, the landowner, and Carle Cooper, an appraiser for the landowners. The inconsistencies in Smith’s testimony were for evaluation by the jury, as was the alleged bias of Cooper in…