Hammer v. City of Dallas

BOYD, Justice.

This Is' a suit brought by appellee City of Dallas against appellant A. L. Hammer to condemn a strip of land 12.7 feet by SO feet off of the front of appellant’s business lot. It was agreed that the only issues were the value of the land to be condemned and the damages occasioned to the remaining property by the taking. The jury found the value of the land taken to be $625.00, and failed to find any other damages. Hammer has appealed.

Appellant assigns as error the overruling of his amended motion for' new trial setting up the ground of newly discovered evidence, and the…