State v. Wheeler

PARKER, Justice.

This is an eminent domain case involving the total taking of lands owned by Ellis D. Wheeler, hereinafter called appellee, by Jefferson County for and on behalf of the State of Texas, hereinafter called appellant, for highway purposes. By stipulation, the sole issue in the case was the reasonable market value of the parcel of land taken. Trial was to a jury which returned a verdict finding the market value of the property taken as $36,700.00. Upon the verdict judgment was rendered by the trial court.

First in consideration will be appellant’s seventh point of error urging that…