City of Dallas v. McLemee

BATEMAN, Justice.

The City of Dallas appeals from the judgment of the County Court of Kaufman County awarding appellees G. B. McLemee and wife the sum of $1,680 as the value of land condemned by appellant as part of the right-of-way for its pipeline from Lake Tawakoni to Dallas. The land taken is a strip 130 feet wide, comprising 4.8 acres, across the southern end of appellees’ 108-acre tract. While the title taken is the fee simple, all oil, gas and other minerals, together with the right to use the surface for agricultural and grazing purposes are reserved to appellees, their heirs and…