FRASER v. MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

No. 47744.

303 So.2d 456 (1974)

Merle C. FRASER v. MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied December 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burgin, Gholson, Hicks & Nichols, Columbus, for appellant.

Ben Owen, Columbus, for appellee.


GILLESPIE, Chief Justice:

The Mississippi State Highway Commission filed its application for a special court of eminent domain for the purpose of condemning .96 of an acre of land belonging to Merle C. Fraser. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of Fraser for $5,000, and Fraser perfected an appeal to this Court.

Prior to the taking Fraser owned five acres of vacant land fronting 417.4 feet on U.S. Highway 82, which is a two-lane thoroughfare with the...

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