City of Bowie v. Ford

RENFRO, Justice.

The City of Bowie, on May 9, 1955, acting under the provisions of Title 52, Art. 3264 et seq., Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St., filed its petition to condemn certain land belonging to Fred Ford and T. B. Coffield. The Commissioners, on September 4, 1956, made their award in the sum of $7,958.80. Both plaintiff City and the defendants timely filed their objections to the award.

The City paid the amount of the award into court on September 13, 1956. On October 1, 1956, the court, on motion of defendants and over objections of plaintiff, entered an order directing the plaintiff to pay an…