Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Howard

This case was tried in the County Court for the Second Judicial District of Jones County, Mississippi, and resulted in a verdict in favor of appellees in the sum of $25,500. On appeal to the circuit court of said district, the judgment was- affirmed and the cause now comes here. We affirm the case.

The Highway Commission filed suit for the condemnation of 18.55 acres and 3.85 acres, the larger acreage being for the construction of a new interstate highway, and the 3.85 acres for an access or frontage road along-said highway.

The Howards owned 180 acres of land 3.6 miles north of the city limits…