CREIGHTON v. STATE

No. 3774.

366 S.W.2d 840 (1963)

Charles W. CREIGHTON et ux., Appellants, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied April 26, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George T. Thomas, Big Spring, for appellants.

David Thomas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Waggoner Carr, Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellee.


GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

The State condemned for highway purposes 87.6 acres of land out of the Creightons' 1912 acre ranch, thereby cutting the remaining ranch into two parts. The east end of the ranch and the principal improvements are within the city of Big Spring and the west end is about 2½ miles outside the city limits. The Creightons have been operating a registered cattle ranch for many years on said tract with...

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