City of Austin v. Long

ARCHER, Chief Justice.

In the third amended original petition the appellee sued the City of Austin and the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company seeking to recover damages for the cutting of several trees growing on appellee’s land situated near Lake Travis in Travis County, Texas. It is alleged that the trees had a value to the land of more than $500. It is alleged that on or about the first day of January, 1948, the defendants through their servants and agents entered upon the plaintiff’s land without her knowledge or consent and erected thereon electric and telephone lines, support poles,…