Jefferson County Traction Co. v. Wilhelm

This suit was filed in the county court of Jefferson county, Tex., on July 5, 1913, by appellant, Jefferson County Traction Company, against appellees, Lew Wilhelm and wife, Cora M. Wilhelm, for the purpose of condemning a right of way, consisting of .64 of an acre of land across a 10-acre tract of land owned by appellees. Upon the filing of such petition, the county judge, in compliance with the statute in such matters, appointed B.R. Norvell, Hal G. Land, and E. P. Bennett, as commissioners to hear testimony and assess damages that might be sustained by appellees in consequence of the…