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VARNADO v. CITY OF GROVES

No. 16073.

329 S.W.2d 100 (1959)

Mary Alice VARNADO et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF GROVES, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adams & Browne, and Ernest J. Browne, Beaumont, for appellants.

Black & Lindsey, and W. C. Lindsey, Port Arthur, for appellee.

RENFRO, Justice.

The City of Groves brought condemnation proceedings against Mrs. Varnado and her three sons to secure an easement for the construction and maintenance of a drainage ditch on land belonging to defendants. The land consisted of 7 plus acres and had a frontage of 252.86 feet on a public highway and a depth of 1,260 feet. The easement sought was a strip, along the side of defendants' land, 30 by 1,260 feet. Subsequently the City dug a ditch 14 feet wide...

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