Johnson v. State

SHANNON, Justice.

This appeal involves a condemnation case tried to a jury in Travis County concerning property in Austin to be used in the expansion of Interstate Highway 35. Appellee’s offer and the Special Commissioner’s award were $81,695.00, while the jury’s verdict and the judgment were $85,000.00.

Appellants’ property consisted of four lots on the east side of Interstate 35 south of the intersection of 19th Street and Interstate 35. The date of taking was December 30, 1968. In January, 1968 appellants agreed to lease to Sterling Electronics Company a building with a parking area to be…