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Miss. Code Ann. § 11-27-89 (2026)

Compensation of appraiser; right to jury trial

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The appraiser shall receive as compensation for his services such sum, plus expenses, as the court allows, which shall be taxed as cost in the proceedings. The sum allowed shall be based upon the degree of difficulty and the time required to perform the appraisal, but may not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) unless, in the opinion of the court, special circumstances warrant a greater sum. An order granting a sum greater than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) must describe in detail the special circumstances that warrant payment of a greater sum.

The making of a deposit by the plaintiff or the withdrawal of said deposit by the defendant or defendants shall not prejudice the right of any party to a trial by jury in the special court of eminent domain to determine the fair market value of the property to be condemned and the damages, if any, to the remainder if less than the whole is taken, as provided in Sections 11-27-1 through 11-27-49, Mississippi Code of 1972.

Codes, 1942, § 2749-04.5; Laws, 1972, ch. 489, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 573, § 72; Laws, 1993, ch. 361, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 451, § 1, eff. 4/18/2000.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1988–1991 · leading case: Hudspeth v. State High. Com'n, 534 So. 2d 210 (Miss. 1988).
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Hudspeth v. State High. Com'n, 534 So. 2d 210 (Miss. 1988). · cites it 3× “Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 11-27-89 (1972), the trial court denied the appellant's request to call the court appointed appraiser as a witness.”
State High. Com'n v. Hyman, 592 So. 2d 952 (Miss. 1991). “See Miss. Code Ann. § 11-27-89 (Supp. 1990). That jury trial commenced several months later.”
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