SHEPHERD v. CITY OF AUSTIN

No. 11810.

467 S.W.2d 611 (1971)

George B. SHEPHERD, Appellant, v. CITY OF AUSTIN, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied June 9, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

King & Norris, Leslie King, Hawthorne Phillips, Austin, for appellant.

Don R. Butler, City Atty., C. Charles Dippel, Asst. City Atty., Austin, for appellee.


O'QUINN, Justice.

Under its power of eminent domain the City of Austin brought this action to acquire by condemnation eighty-two acres of land owned by George B. Shepherd to be used in the "Decker Lake Project" which includes a steam generating plant and water reservoir for the production of electric power by the City.

From judgment based on a jury verdict in the county court of Travis County, Shepherd has appealed, bringing five points of error, complaining...

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