Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 77-9-717 (2026)
Exercise of eminent domain for construction of new lines
✓ current as of July 2026
Telegraph and telephone companies, for the purpose of constructing new lines, are empowered to exercise the right of eminent domain, as provided in Chapter 27 of Title 11, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Codes, 1892, § 858; 1906, § 929; Hemingway's 1917, § 4103; 1930, § 7065; 1942, § 7841.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1990–2012 · leading case: Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Purcell Co., Inc., 606 So. 2d 93 (Miss. 1990).
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Purcell Co., Inc., 606 So. 2d 93 (Miss. 1990). “On August 27, 1987, AT & T filed with the Special Court of Eminent Domain of Hancock County, Mississippi, a Petition to Exercise Right of Eminent Domain pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 77-9-717 (1972) which provides: Telegraph and telephone companies, for the purpose of…”
Marlow, L.L.C. v. Bellsouth Telecomm., Inc., 686 F.3d 303 (5th Cir. 2012). “Miss.Code Ann. § 77-9-717. BellSouth argues that a constructive license “complements” the power of eminent domain in the following way.”
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