HORTON v. COUNTY OF MILLS

No. 11838.

468 S.W.2d 876 (1971)

Elam B. HORTON et al., Appellants, v. COUNTY OF MILLS, Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

June 23, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wagstaff, Alvis, Alvis & Leonard, David G. Stubbeman, Abilene, for appellants.


O'QUINN, Justice.

This is a condemnation suit brought by Mills County to acquire the permanent right to impound and store water on 18.47 acres of land owned by Elam B. Horton, Ernest D. Horton and Linda Bell Terry.

The jury found that the flowage easement would decrease the value of the acreage taken by $626.82, but that the remaining land owned by the condemness would be enhanced in value $562.55 by the water storage...

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