Mueller v. Central Power & Light Company

OPINION

NYE, Justice.

This is a condemnation case in which the plaintiff Central Power & Light Company sought to condemn an easement of right-of-way for the purpose of erecting an electric transmission line across the land of the defendants. From an award of the special commissioners, appeal was perfected to the County Court of Calhoun County. The parties stipulated to all the jurisdictional matters, and then proceeded to trial on the sole issue of damages.

The damage issues were submitted to the jury in the substantial form following those approved in State v. Carpenter, 126 Tex. 604, 89 S.W.2d…