Newman v. State

NORTHCUTT, Justice.

We adopt appellants’ statement as to the matters here involved. “This suit was instituted by the State, in conjunction with the County of Lubbock and City of Lubbock, for the purpose of condemning a portion of the Newmans property for right-of-way for a free way route being constructed around the outer perimeter of the city limits of Lubbock, Texas. It was stipulated prior to trial that the State had the right to condemn; that the only issue to be tried was the question of damages. Approximately 16.758 acres of the Newmans’ land was taken for the right-of-way in a strip…