Arnold v. Fort Worth & D. S. P. Ry. Co.

This proceeding was instituted by appellee by the filing of its petition with O. R. Tipps, county judge of Bris-coe county, praying for the appointment of special commissioners to assess the value of certain lands sought to be condemned for the uses and purposes of the appellee, a railway corporation.

In the petition, the land sought to be condemned was described,'and the petition contained the allegations necessary to show the right to condemn. The county judge appointed three commissioners who were duly sworn, and Who proceeded, after a hearing, to assess the damages for the land taken and…