Routh v. Texas Traction Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Collin County Court; H. L. Davis, Judge. Condemnation proceedings by the Texas Traction Company against Mrs. L. A. Routh and others. From the judgment on the commissioners’ award, the landowners appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.
This suit was brought by appellee to condemn a certain strip of land owned by appellants for right of way of its interurban railroad track. The county judge appointed commissioners to assess the damages, and they awarded the sum of $900, to which appellants objected for the reason that the award was too small. A trial was had on the issues joined, and the jury rendered a verdict for $861.70, and apportioned said amount among the owners of the land, and judgment rendered accordingly. From this judgment the owners of the land have appealed.
Appellants’ first assignment of error is: “The verdict…
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