City of Houston v. Biggers

BELL, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in a condemnation case awarding appellant title to 128,520 square feet of land in the City of Houston and giving appellees recovery against appellant for $1,157,615.00 which was the value of the land as determined by a jury.

Appellant complains that the trial court erred in not granting its motion to dismiss the case which motion was made after verdict but prior to the rendition of judgment. The position of appellees is that because of the acts on the part of appellant hereinafter noticed there had been “a taking” of the property before the…