City of Houston v. Schorr

GRAVES, Justice.

This is a condemnation suit, commenced by the appellant, City of Houston, for the purpose of condemning a carefully defined and limited storm sewer easement, by which an open gully, or bayou, on the appellee’s property, was replaced by a completely enclosed and covered box storm sewer. The special commissioners appointed by the Court returned an award of $15.00. The appellee filed objections to the award, and, upon the second trial before a jury, a verdict was rendered in the sum of $2,000.

On this appeal the City presents these two points of error:

“(1) The trial court erred in…