MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY COM'N v. BLACKWELL

No. 49586.

350 So.2d 1325 (1977)

MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION v. Basil BLACKWELL et al.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. Keyes, Collins, A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellant.

Ingram & Matthews, Carroll H. Ingram, Hattiesburg, for appellees.

Before SMITH, P.J., and BROOM and LEE, JJ.


BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Eminent domain proceedings by Mississippi State Highway Commission (Commission) went to judgment in a Special Court of Covington County. Taken were .05 acre of land and a .01 acre drainage easement out of a 2.42 acre tract owned by Basil and Scotty Blackwell (appellees). From the $12,750 jury verdict and judgment, the Commission appeals. Chief issues relate to the trial court allowing appellees to (1) introduce evidence concerning loss...

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