City of Denison v. Corcoran

HUGHES, Justice.

The City of Denison exercising its power of eminent domain for the purpose of widening and improving its streets' has condemned one-half acre of land, more or less, belonging to appellee, John P. Corcoran.

Statutory commissioners appointed by the County Court assessed the damages due ap-pellee in the sum of $5,500.

This award was objected to by appellee on the ground of inadequacy, such objection conceding the right of appellant to condemn his land and the legality and sufficiency of all steps taken towards such condemnation and stating “That the only issue remaining to be…