City of Austin v. Hall

O’QUINN, Justice.

This lawsuit began in April, 1953, with a condemnation proceeding filed by the City of Austin to acquire about half an acre of land for “interregional Highway,” traversing the city from its north limits to its south limits, and for “an intersecting street thereto.”

The case is on appeal from a judgment entered by the trial court in November, 1968, dismissing the petition in condemnation as to part of the land, and leaving to be determined in a separate hearing the issue of damages for the taking of the remaining portion of the tract.

The trial court made no findings of fact but…