State v. Oak Hill Joint Venture

JONES, Justice.

This is a condemnation case. Appellants, State of Texas and City of Austin (“con-demnors”), instituted eminent domain proceedings in the Probate Court of Travis County to condemn a portion of a tract owned by appellees, Oak Hill Joint Venture, NCNB Texas National Bank (formerly known as Interfirst Bank Austin, N.A.), and Steve Scott, Trustee (collectively, “Oak Hill”). Oak Hill stipulated that condemn-ors had the right to condemn the property, so the only issues to be decided were the amounts to award Oak Hill for the value of the part taken and for severance damages to the…