City of Amarillo v. Betts

DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by the appellee, Horace S. Betts, against appellant, City of Amarillo, for damages for the partial demolition of a building. The City Commission of Amarillo had found the building to be a nuisance and ordered it demolished under the ordinances of the city. The case was submitted to the jury on Special Issues and in response of the jury thereto, the court entered judgment for appellee. From this judgment appellant duly perfected its appeal.

Upon the trial of the case the jury, in response to Special Issue No. 1, found the building to be a…