Mullins v. State

TIREY, Justice.

This is a condemnation suit. The court submitted the following issues to the jury:

“Special Issue No. 1: What do you •find was the value of the land taken away from defendants from a preponderance of the evidence?”, to which the jury answered $250.

“Special Issue No. 2: What do you find was the amount of damages to the land retained by defendants from a preponderance of the evidence?”, to which the jury answered $0.00 Dollars and Cents.

The court granted the State’s motion for judgment and overruled defendant’s motion for new trial and defendants have perfected their appeal.

The…