Houston Belt & Terminal v. Lynch

Action by John Lynch and others, plaintiffs, against the Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Compafiy, .defendant, to recover damages to property caused by the construction by defendant of certain railway tracks and by the operation of a railway thereover. y

The cause was submitted to a jury upon two special issues, the fir§t inquiring the market value of the property • immediately before the construction and operation complained of, and the second inquiring the market value of the property immediately thereafter.

To the first question the jury answered, “$2,750,”; and to the second “$1,450.” Upon…