City of Houston v. Pillot

MARTIN, Commissioner.

Writ of error was granted in this case upon the holding of the Galveston Court of Civil Appeals that the statement hereafter quoted of the trial judge to the jury was harmless error. The background of the point at issue was as follows: The City of Houston filed suit against Pillot et al. seeking to condemn for street purposes a strip of land approximately 80x417 feet. Damages were claimed by Pillot et al. in a large sum.

On the first trial the verdict was for $49,000 for the value of the strip taken, with no damages to the remaining prop*871erty. Judgment for this amount was…