West v. Houston Lighting & Power Company

PEDEN, Justice.

Landowners appeal from judgment based on jury verdict in suit brought by utility company to condemn an electric transmission easement strip 200 feet wide and containing 36.774 acres across a 941.89 acre tract.

The jury findings of market values on the date of taking, March 19, 1969, were:

1) 36.774 acre strip, just before it was subjected to easement: $ 29,419.20

2) same strip, just after the taking of easement over it: 18,387.00

3) 905.116 acre remainder, just before easement was taken: 753,512.00

4) same remainder, just after easement was taken 724,092.80

A number of the…