Colley v. Carleton

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a condemnation proceeding. The County of Aransas, Texas, condemned an avigation easement 1 over a portion of the land and improvements owned by Stephen Carleton, Phillip Carleton, Marcus Carleton and Priscilla Carleton. This land was subject to a long-term lease owned by Richard S. Colley. The avigation easement was necessitated by the extension of a runway on the county owned airport in the Rockport-Fulton area. The Special Commissioners found that the measure of damage to the land was $25,504.45. They awarded the entire amount to the landowners and denied…