MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 53-3-163. Action for provable damages.

If any property owner whose interest has been acquired under the provisions of sections 53-3-151 to 53-3-165, either through negotiation or through eminent domain proceedings, shall file a legal action for provable damages as a result of alleged negligent use of the property acquired by the condemnor, the proof of said damages shall constitute a prima facie case of negligence on the part of the condemnor.

SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 6132-138; Laws, 1971, ch. 436, Sec. 10, eff from and after passage (approved March 24, 1971).


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