Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. Daily

This appeal is from a judgment of the court below for damages, rendered in a condemnation proceeding brought by appellant against the appellees.

Under statutory proceedings, of which no complaint is made, appellant was awarded a right of way for its electric transmission and distributing lines across lands belonging to the appellees, Joe, Sam, and Abe Daily, The Fidelity Savings Trust Company, which held a mortgage on the land, and two tenants of the Dailys who had growing crops -on portions of the land, were also parties defendant.

Appellant, being dissatisfied with the amount awarded the…