Wise v. Abilene Water Co.

This was a proceeding instituted by the Abilene Water Company, a corporation, organized under the laws of this state, to condemn certain land consisting of about one-third of an acre, owned by John C. Wise and Louise S. Wise, and situated adjacent to the spillway of Lytle Lake, a body of water owned by the Abilene Water Company, near the city of Abilene, Tex.

The original petition, addressed to and filed with the county judge, after the formal parts states that the parties were unable to agree on the value of the property sought to be condemned, and applied for the appointment of three…