City of Dallas v. Dallas IRS Co.

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

In this impairment of access case, the plaintiff, Dallas IRS Co., recovered $40,864 which the jury found was the reduced market value of plaintiff’s leasehold estate resulting from the closing of an abutting street by defendant, the City of Dallas. Both plaintiff and defendant attack the judgment. The City contends the court erred in overruling its motion for judgment non obstante veredicto because there is no evidence showing a substantial and material impairment of access to plaintiff’s premises; the evidence establishes as a matter of law there was no material and…