City of Dallas v. Holcomb

BATEMAN, Justice.

In this case the City of Dallas condemned' for pipeline purposes 7.9 acres of land out of a 100-acre tract owned by -appellees Sid Holcomb and wife. The date of taking was December 13, 1961. The area taken is a strip approximately 130 feet wide and extends entirely across appellees’ property from east to west. The title taken is the fee simple, although - there are reserved to appellees, their heirs and assigns, the oil, gas and other minerals, together with the right to use the surface of the land taken for agricultural and grazing purposes, subject to appellant’s unlimited…