State v. Petkovsek

HIGHTOWER, Justice.

Initial proceedings to condemn a strip of land for highway purposes in the City of Beaumont were instituted by the State of Texas against Mrs. Alma Petkovsek as owner and Mrs. Mickline Branch as Lessee thereof. The strip comprised 1.5714 acres of land. Formalities of Art. 3264, V.A.C.S., having been complied with, the commissioners assessed the value of the strip at $32,000, and damages to the remaining property at $650. Of this total, $32,650, they awarded Mrs. Branch $3,000 as lessee. The State thereafter filed its objections to the award and appealed to the County Court…