Texas Public Utilities Co. v. Bass

Appellant, Texas Public Utilities Company, instituted condemnation proceedings against appellees Anna P. Bass and her husband, J. W. Bass, and William R. Fitz-william, as owners, and O. L. Smith, W. D. Matthews, and Jim Matthews, as tenants, of a 210-acre tract of land, to condemn a right of way or easement on and across said land for the purpose of erecting, operating, and maintaining thereon its electric transmission line. The commissioners appointed to assess the resulting damages found for the owners, Bass and Fitzwilliam, $175; for Smith, $15; and for each of the Matthews, $30; and all…