City of Louisville v. Hull

2 Citing cases

  1. Favre v. Jourdan River Estates

    148 So. 3d 361 (Miss. 2014)   Cited 5 times

    When a landowner offers to dedicate property and the public responds by using the dedicated property, the public's actions are construed to be an implied acceptance of the offer. City of Louisville v. Hull, 292 So.2d 177, 179 (Miss.1974) (“An implied dedication results only from long use for a specific public purpose, the discontinuance of which would constitute a violation of good faith to the public and to those who have acquired private property with a view to the use contemplated by the dedication.”).¶ 41. First, there is ample evidence demonstrating that the 340–foot right-of-way on Nicola Road had been offered for dedication to the County.

  2. Favre v. Jourdan River Estates

    NO. 2013-CA-01177-SCT (Miss. May. 29, 2013)

    When a landowner offers to dedicate property and the public responds by using the dedicated property, the public's actions are construed to be an implied acceptance of the offer. City of Louisville v. Hull, 292 So. 2d 177, 179 (Miss. 1974) ("An implied dedication results only from long use for a specific public purpose, the discontinuance of which would constitute a violation of good faith to the public and to those who have acquired private property with a view to the use contemplated by the dedication."). ¶41. First, there is ample evidence demonstrating that the 340-foot right-of-way on Nicola Road had been offered for dedication to the County.