Storey v. Harris

BATEMAN, Justice.

The only question presented by this application for mandamus is whether in a condemnation proceeding the objections of the property owner to the commissioners’ award of damages were timely filed.

The relators are the owners of the property sought to be condemned by the City of Irving, a “home rule” city. The special commissioners filed an award to which re-lators wished to object and thus obtain a trial in court as to the amount of their damages. Their objections were filed within the time specified by Article 3266, subdivision 6 *, but not within the ten days allowed by…