HOLCOMBE v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. 13497.

351 S.W.2d 69 (1961)

Oscar F. HOLCOMBE, Appellant, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

November 9, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sewall Myer, Houston, for appellant.

R. H. Burks, City Atty., Hofheinz, Sears, James & Burns, Robert L. Burns, Houston, for appellee.


BELL, Chief Justice.

This is a condemnation case. The appellee condemned 4.002 acres of land belonging to Oscar F. Holcombe and the jury found the value of the land taken to be $95,700 on June 1, 1951. The trial court also awarded interest on this amount from January 1, 1953 to October 15, 1954. This represents an award of $23,913 per acre or 56 cents per square foot. Mr. Holcombe was dissatisfied with the amount awarded...

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