Hempstead County v. Huddleston

On September 18, 1929, appellee filed bis claim in the county court of Hempstead County for damages to land, crops, timber and fences by reason of the relocation and construction as relocated of Highway No. 27 through his lands, the total damage claimed being $625. The county court disallowed the claim, and an appeal was taken to the circuit court where, on a trial de novo, there was a verdict and judgment for $400 in his favor.

Two grounds are now urged by appellant for reversal of the case. The first is that the court erred in refusing to give instruction No. 1 requested by it. This…