Legal Opinion
City of Gulfport, Mississippi v. Dedeaux Utility Company, Inc.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 2016No. 2014-CA-00556-SCTPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAMAR, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. This is the third appeal from the City of Gulfport’s taking of the Dedeaux Utility Company via eminent domain. De-deaux appealed after the first two trials, and this Court reversed and remanded both times. The parties have since engaged in a third trial, and now Gulfport appeals and Dedeaux cross-appeals. We affirm the final judgment, but we reverse and remand for the trial judge to determine the rate of interest to be applied to the final judgment and to enter an order requiring payment of that interest.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. Dedeaux — a privately…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Gulfport, Mississippi v. Dedeaux Utility Company, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2018
- City of Gulfport, Mississippi v. Dedeaux Utility Company, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2018
- City of Gulfport, Mississippi v. Dedeaux Utility Company, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2018