Southern Pacific Company v. Hayes

SHARPE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment condemning a railroad right-of-way easement across three lots owned by appellees, fronting on Williams Street in the City of Port Lavaca, Texas. The awards to the property owners aggregated $6,880.00, allocated as follows: (1) To Troy Hayes, $1,640.00, of which $540.00 was for a right-of-way easement across a strip 20.33 feet by 54.2 feet located in the right-of-way for Williams Street, and $1100.00 for damages to the remainder of the lot, (2) to H. A. Lundin and wife, $2,300.00, of which $540.-00 was for a similar easement to that of Hayes,…