Upon return of the verdict and entry of the judgment, the applicant shall pay to defendants, or to the clerk if defendants absent themselves, the differences between the judgment and deposits previously made, if any; shall pay the costs of court, including the cost of jury service as is otherwise provided by law for the court in which the case is tried.Then, ownership of the property described in the petition shall be vested in petitioner and it may use said property as specified in the petition.If deposits perviously made exceed the judgement, then the clerk or defendant to whom disbursement thereof has been made, as the case may be, shall pay such excess to the petitioner.
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