Board of Levee Commissioners v. Allen
Cases that cite this one
3 later published cases cite this decision.
- Board of Levee Commissioners v. Brooks, Neeley & Co. (Miss. 1898)
- Craft v. DeSoto County (Miss. 1901)
- White v. Memphis, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad (Miss. 1886)
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Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
The record, fails to show that the inquisition of damages was made by twelve freeholders or householders summoned by
That the same jury assessed the damages as to the lands of different persons, all of whom were embraced in one proceeding, xyas unobjectionable. The statute does not require a different jury for each land-owner, and it would be both inconvenient and expensive.
Judgment affirmed.
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