WAIR v. STATE

No. 7346.

349 S.W.2d 637 (1961)

Don W. WAIR, and wife, Carrie Wair, et al., Appellants, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moore & Lipscomb, Paris, for appellants.

Fisher, McLaughlin & Harrison, Paris, for appellee.


CHADICK, Chief Justice.

This is a condemnation action by the State of Texas to take 10.267 acres out of a 53.19 acre tract to provide right-of-way for State Highway Loop No. 287 East of the City of Paris. The award of damages by trial court is reversed and the case remanded for new trial.

Counsel for the State offered in evidence an exhibit prepared by a draftsman employed by the State Highway Department. The exhibit purported to be "* * * a drawing of the...

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