State v. Layton

GRISSOM, Justice.

This is an appeal by the State of Texas from a judgment in a condemnation proceeding. The case was submitted to the jury on special issues inquiring, in substance, as follows: (1) What was the market value of the strip of defendants’ land condemned, at the time it was condemned? (2) What was the market value of defendants’ land, exclusive of the strip condemned, immediately before the strip was taken for highway purposes ? (3) What was the market value of the remainder of defendants’ tract of land immediately after the taking of the strip condemned? Said special issues were…