Southwestern Bell Telephone Company v. West

DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This case is a proceeding in Eminent Domain to obtain a twenty feet wide easement across and under the land of appellees in Hopkins County, Texas, for the installation of an underground communications cable necessary in providing long distance telephone service to the public in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

The Commissioners in Condemnation, awarded appellees $300.00. Appellees appealed to the County Court of Hopkins County where trial was had with a jury and on the jury’s verdict, judgment was entered awarding appellees $9,031.20. From this judgment, the condemnor has…