State v. Hipp

JONES, Justice.

These are condemnation cases. In separate causes, the State of Texas, appellant, acting by and through the State Highway and Public Transportation Commission, brought condemnation proceedings against Shirrell D. Hipp, et al., and C. Milton Dowd, et al. (collectively, “the landowners”), appellees, to acquire property for a highway project. Both cases were tried to a jury, and in each cause the jury failed to find that the State negotiated with the landowners in good faith for the purchase of the properties before bringing the condemnation actions. Following the return of the…