City of Dallas v. Rash

WILLIAMS, Justice.

In the exercise of its right of eminent domain (Art. 1109, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St.) the ■City of Dallas instituted condemnation proceedings to take for pipeline purposes 8.2 acres of land out of a 210 acre tract of land in Van Zandt County, Texas belonging to the appellees. Prior to the taking of this land appellees had subdivided this property into lots. The property taken by the City •coincided with 38 lots leaving other lots both to the north and south of the pipeline. The title taken by appellant is that of a fee simple title, with the exception of the oil, gas and other…