Reed v. Mississippi State Highway Commission

SUGG, Justice:

The appellants filed separate suits in the Circuit Court of Washington County, Mississippi, for writs of prohibition to prohibit the County Court for hearing eminent domain suits brought by the appellee. The Circuit Court dissolved the temporary restraining orders in each case and held that public necessity existed for taking the property of the appellants. The appellee filed a cross-appeal in regard to certain testimony that was excluded by the trial court.

The question in this lawsuit involves the right of the State Highway Commission to acquire right-of-way for a four-lane…