Fraley v. County of Hutchinson

MARTIN, Justice.

Appellee, Hutchinson County, Texas, acting by and through its Commissioners’ Court, instituted condemnation proceedings against appellant, C. H. Fraley, for the purpose of obtaining certain premises for construction of a highway traffic exchange within the corporate limits of the City of Borger. Appellant held only a surface lease upon the land and the county had obtained a deed to the fee. The leasehold sought to be condemned lay entirely within the corporate limits of the City of Borger. The county and Fraley were unable to agree on the amount of damage accruing to appellant…