GUITTARD, Justice.
In this proceeding the State of Texas has taken an 11.25-acre strip of land out of a tract of 81 acres owned by H. S. Cherry. Most of the 81-acre tract lies in a floodplain, but some of it is high ground fronting on a major thoroughfare. All of the strip taken is subject to flooding. Judgment was rendered on a verdict in an amount favorable to the landowner, and the State appeals.
We reverse the judgment on the ground that the trial court...
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