1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 313 S.W.2d
  5. 313 S.W.2d 108 (1958)
 

GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILWAY CO. v. ABBEY

No. 15908.

313 S.W.2d 108 (1958)

GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Donald Sam ABBEY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

May 2, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLeod, Mills, Shirley & Alexander, Galveston, Fred Minor, John Sullivan, and T. B. Davis, Denton, Burford, Ryburn & Ford, and Robert E. Burns, Dallas, for appellant.

Hopkins & Hopkins, and George M. Hopkins, Jr., Denton, for appellee.

BOYD, Justice.

This is an appeal by Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company from a judgment in a condemnation suit awarding to Donald Sam Abbey $1,200 as the value of 1.71 acres of land taken for a railroad right of way and $6,540 for damages to the remainder of the tract. The railroad was constructed and trains were in operation before the case was tried. Trial was to a jury.

There is no complaint as to the amount awarded for the 1.71 acres. In answer...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases