City of Fort Worth v. Corbin

REAVLEY, Justice.

This is a condemnation case. The question: at what time does the landowners’ compensation cease to benefit from the rise of area land values due to the very project for which their land is being taken? The trial court and Court of Civil Appeals have allowed the jury to value the condemned land by including enhancement due to the new facility until that date when the landowners are given personal notice that their land is to be included in the project. 491 S.W.2d 468. We hold this to be error, because it allows the compensation to exceed the standard of the fair market value…