City of Dallas v. Shackelford

The following certificate is from the Honorable Court of Civil Appeals at Dallas:

*529“This is a condemnation proceedings in which the City of Dallas is seeking to condemn the whole of a parcel of land (four adjacent lots) owned at the institution of the proceedings by C. M. Shackelford, since deceased, and the suit is now prosecuted by his widow and a daughter. The land is sought to be condemned for use in connection with other property as a municipal public market. The usual proceedings were had and on trial in the county court the case was submitted to a jury on only one issue, that is they…