Fort Worth Concrete Co. v. State

LANGDON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of dismissal in a condemnation proceeding. For convenience the parties will be designated as follows: Fort Worth Concrete Company as “appellant”; E. F. Abbott and wife Eula, E. E. Newman and wife Ida as “Abbott and Newman”, and the State of Texas and Tar-rant County as “appellees”.

The appellees sought to acquire 9.889 acres of land in Tarrant County for highway purposes. Abbott and Newman, the appellant, and some taxing authorities who later filed disclaimers, were alleged to be the owners of the property. Following a *819hearing before special…