O'Neil Corp. v. Perry Gas Transmission, Inc.

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

This appeal from a judgment rendered after a jury trial of consolidated condemnation and trespass actions presents the primary question of the proper wording of special issues, as well as the propriety of the trial court’s exclusion of proffered testimony and disregard of jury answers. Although the jury submission was unorthodox, we affirm since the trial court’s judgment is not erroneous for the reasons advanced on appeal.

O’Neil Corporation (O’Neil), the stock of which is equally owned by three brothers— Walter Lee O’Neil, Austin O’Neil, Jr. and Ted O’Neil — owns…