MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION v. OWEN

No. 47758.

308 So.2d 228 (1975)

MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION v. Mrs. Bessie OWEN.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bourdeaux & Jones, F. Gerald Burnett, Meridian, for appellant.

Snow, Covington, Temple & Watts, Meridian, for appellee.


INZER, Justice:

This is an appeal by Mississippi State Highway Commission from a judgment of a Special Eminent Domain Court convened in the County Court of Lauderdale County awarding Mrs. Bessie Owen $85,000 for the taking of .45 acre of her land in the City of Meridian.

Mrs. Owen is the owner of 9.3 acres of land west of and fronting for 375 feet on U.S. Highway 11. Highway 11 is also the business route for U.S. Highway 80 and State Highway 19. It connects...

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