Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Ramsey

MOORE, Justice.

This is an eminent domain proceeding. Appellant, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, condemned an easement lying on the East side of appellee’s 154-acre tract of land for the purpose of laying an underground communication cable. The tract condemned was 10 feet in width and 3,515 feet in length and covered an area of 35,-152.92 square feet or .807 of an acre. The easement extends along the west side and is contiguous to State Highway 34 connecting the City of Terrell, Texas, with Interstate Highway 20 and lies within the city limits of the City of Terrell. Appellee, Robert K.…