Tarrant County v. Shannon

The principal question for decision here is „ whether the commissioners’ court of Tarrant County has authority to condemn certain property for public road purposes by virtue of Article 3264a of the Revised Statutes, or, at its option, under *267the provisions of H. B. No. 416, p. 45, Chap. 16, Acts of the 44th Legislature.

Tarrant County, through its commissioners’ court, instituted condemnation proceedings in the county court to acquire an easement for a public roadway through land owned by S. D. .Shannon and wife. The condemnation proceedings were instituted under the provisions of Article 3264…