City of Fort Worth v. Howard

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by appellee as the owner of five lots of land, having a frontage of 125 feet on Bluff Street in the city of Fort Worth, to recover of appellant the damages resulting to him as such owner from cutting down said street to a depth of from about 17 to 21 feet. To cover the diminution in value of said lots thus caused, the jury awarded appellee the sum of $4500. This verdict is sustained by a preponderance of the evidence in establishing the truth of the material allegations of the petition, and in ascertaining the amount of the loss. There were…