Fulmer v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Melvin Mayfield, Chief Judge.

The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company brought a suit to condemn a strip of land across the appellants’ property for the placement of buried telephone communication cables.

During the trial, a witness for appellants testified that he was a realtor and real estate appraiser. He said he had been in that business since 1969, was a certified FHA fee appraiser, and the last year was state director of the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers.

The witness testified that he did work for mortgage corporations, community groups, housing authorities, Merrill…