Duncan v. Board of Levee Commissioners

Citations

• 74 Miss. 125

Syllabus

<p>Eminent Domain. Damages. Lcmd left outside a levee. Constitution 1890, £ 238.</p> <p>On a condemnation of land for levee purposes, the owner is not entitled, under § 238, constitution 1890, to damages because a part of his land is left outside of the levee; but is entitled to damage caused by the levee itself, such as the obstruction of drainage on land so situate.</p>