State Highway Commission v. Day

The Mississippi State Highway Commission, appellant, filed condemnation proceedings against Mrs. Ruth M. Day as owner, Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, La., mortgagee, and F. Ei. Taylor, a party in interest, appellees. That petition was filed with the circuit clerk, who by order directed that the presiding judge of the county court of Newton county be summoned to preside, and that a special eminent domain court be organized on a certain day named, which was in vacation. The circuit clerk issued a summons for eighteen jurors to appear then and there, from which a jury was to be selected by…