City of San Antonio v. Fike

This suit was instituted to condemn, for street and sidewalk purposes, a strip of land approximately 9.15 feet by 90.5 feet out of lot No. 1, new city block 139, belonging to appellee, in the city of San Antonio, the lot having a width of 50 feet on Armistead street and extending northward along the eastern side of Soledad street 90.5 feet. The cause, being tried in the county court before a jury, resulted in a judgment in favor of appellee against appellant for $4,000.

The same case was before this court once before (211 S. W. 639), and then the court laid down the rule for the submission of…