The strangest eminent domain case ever
“There is an intriguing eminent domain case going on in south Mississippi. It involves a popular, well-known local eatery, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the local county government and a 100-foot strip of land alongside a highway.
The real estate issue is property value, but that is only the beginning.
Let’s begin with a brief, but incomplete factual timeline because there are so many issues with this case:
• 2001 – The Shed Barbeque and Blues Joint opens on Highway 57 in Jackson County. It becomes popular and well-known outside the county. It even had a season on the Food Network channel.
• February 2012 – The Shed destroyed by fire.”
Hardwick, Phil. DJournal 2 December 2016.