Upon the return of the verdict, the court shall enter a judgment as follows, viz: "In this case the claim of (naming him or them) to have condemned certain lands named in the complaint, to-wit: (here describe the property), being the property of (here name the owner), was submitted to a jury composed of (here insert their names) on the_______________day of_______________ , A. D.,_______________ , and the jury returned a verdict fixing said defendant's compensation and damages at_______________Dollars, and the verdict was received and entered. Now, upon payment of the said award, with legal interest from the date of the filing of the complaint, ownership of the said property shall be vested in plaintiff and it may be appropriated to the public use as prayed for in the complaint. Let the plaintiff pay the costs, for which execution may issue."
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure
§ 11-27-1. Who may exercise right of eminent domain
§ 11-27-3. Court of eminent domain
§ 11-27-5. Complaint to condemn; parties; preference
§ 11-27-7. Filing complaint; lis pendens; time and place of hearing; notice; pleadings
§ 11-27-11. Operation of court
§ 11-27-13. Separate trials; to injury or to court
§ 11-27-15. Dismissal; grounds; appeal
§ 11-27-19. Evidence of value; award and interest
§ 11-27-21. Damage to remainder; determination
§ 11-27-27. Transfer of title; payment and deposits previously made
§ 11-27-31. Property in more than one county
§ 11-27-33. Certain takings of property excluded
§ 11-27-35. Rights-of-way across railroads
§ 11-27-37. Right of action for expenses
§ 11-27-39. Surveys; right to enter land; liability for damages
§ 11-27-41. Takings by hydroelectric power companies
§ 11-27-45. Power lines across railroads
§ 11-27-48. Information from Public Service Commission or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
§ 11-27-51. Proceedings filed before 1972 not affected by chapter