WEST v. HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY

No. 15884.

483 S.W.2d 352 (1972)

Wesley W. WEST et al., Appellants, v. HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

July 13, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Molloy, Dickinson, William E. Watson, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, Robert W. Alexander, James L. Anthony, Galveston, for appellee.


PEDEN, Justice.

Landowners appeal from judgment based on jury verdict in suit brought by utility company to condemn an electric transmission easement strip 200 feet wide and containing 36.774 acres across a 941.89 acre tract.

The jury findings of market values on the date of taking, March 19, 1969, were:

1) 36.774 acre strip, just before
   it was subjected to
   easement:                            $ 29,419.20

2) same strip, just after the...

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