City of Hattiesburg v. Pritchett

• Smith, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellant, a municipal corporation, instituted a suit of eminent domain in the county court of Forrest county to condemn land owned by the appellee for use by the appellant as. a street, and, from a judgment awarding the appellee damages in the sum of four hundred fifty dollars, the appellant, city of Hattiesburg, appealed to the circuit court. In that court a motion was made by the appellant for a trial of the case de novo, which motion was overruled, and’ the judgment of the county court was affirmed.

The appellant’s contention is that…