City of Abilene v. Burk Royalty Company

STEAKLEY, Justice.

Burk Royalty Company brought this inverse condemnation proceeding against the City of Abilene. It alleged a taking or permanent damaging by the City of Burk’s interests in the Chapman Waterflood Unit in connection with improvements in the airport runway facilities of the City. The City filed a condemnation cross-action for a clearance easement required for actual airport operations, conditioned upon a determination that there had been a taking or damaging of Burk’s property during the period the new runways were under construction. Trial was to a jury whose findings will be…