Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. West

CHADICK, Chief Justice.

The following statement from the appellant’s brief gives the background and the general nature of this lawsuit; and for that purpose it is adopted: “This case is a proceeding in eminent domain to obtain a 20-foot wide limited easement across and under the land of Appellees in Hopkins County, Texas, for the installation of an underground communications cable necessary to provide long distance telephone service to the public in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

“The Commissioners in Condemnation awarded Appellees $300.00. Appellees appealed to the County Court of Hopkins County…