Thompson v. Janes

HUGPIES, Justice.

This is a suit brought by appellant, Guy A. Thompson, trustee for International-Great Northern Railroad Company, against R. E. Janes and the R. E. Janes Gravel Company, Inc., for the purpose of condemning four plus acres of land lying within the city limits of Austin. Trial was before a jury.

In order to obtain the right to open and close the arguments appellees admitted that the Railroad Company had the legal right and had taken all necessary steps to condemn the land, and that the only issue involved was the value of such land on August 10, 1948, and the amount of damages to…