State v. Jauernig

BARROW, Justice.

This is a condemnation case brought by the State acting by and through the State Highway Commission to condemn the fee simple title to 1.371 acres of land out of 4.731 acres of vacant land lying between Houston Street and Commerce Street, near the east limits of the City of San Antonio. It was stipulated that on October 22, 1956, Jauernig and wife had conveyed all their interest in this tract to Travis Realty Co., a Texas corporation owned by Edwin Schroeder and wife and G. B. Preissman and wife.

The land was taken on April 17, 1962, after the State had deposited the $29,000…