City of Corpus Christi v. McLaughlin

PRICE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the County Court of Nueces County in a condemnation proceeding. The City of Corpus Christi, hereinafter called plaintiff, sought to condemn for public purposes the eastern portion of a certain lot in that City as the property of W. E. McLaughlin, hereinafter called defendant. The trial was 10⅝ the court and the judgment awarded defendant the sum of $3,056.25 as damages. From this judgment plaintiff has perfected this appeal.

There was no question of jurisdiction; as to the regularity of the proceedings; of the right of the plaintiff…