City of Dallas v. Priolo

The City of Dallas condemned a strip of land approximately 30 x 60 feet to extend and widen Dolphin Road at Haskell Avenue. The strip condemned was the open space between the old street line and the front entrance of a building owned by respondent Priolo and occupied and used by him as a grocery store and liquor store. The condemned portion provided seven head-in parking places in front of his liquor and grocery stores. In answer to special issues the jury found that the market *425value of the part taken was $1,200.00; that the market value of the part not taken was $30,000.00 before the taking,…