Where an inverse condemnation proceeding is instituted by the owner of any right, title or interest in real property because of use of his property in any program or project in which federal and/or federal-aid funds are used, the court, rendering a judgment for the plaintiff in such proceeding and awarding compensation for the taking of property, or the state’s attorney effecting a settlement of any such proceeding, shall determine and award or allow to such plaintiff, as a part of such judgment or settlement, such sum as will, in the opinion of the court or the state’s attorney, reimburse such plaintiff for his reasonable costs, disbursements and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal and engineering fees, actually incurred because of such proceeding.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-37-9
Reimbursement of expenses in cases of inverse condemnation
Known as the Real Property Acquisition Policies Law
The act spans §§ 43–43 (8 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Urban Developers LLC v. City of Jackson (2006)
Most recently applied in State of Mississippi v. Kenneth F. Murphy (October 2016)
Codes, 1942, § 2749-54; Laws, 1972, ch. 525, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 1972.
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Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.