LUND v. STATE

No. 10858.

348 S.W.2d 247 (1961)

E. J. LUND, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied July 19, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred M. Scott (on appeal only), Austin, for appellant.

Will Wilson, Atty. Gen., Robert L. Burns, Houston, of counsel, for appellee.


ARCHER, Chief Justice.

The State through its Building Commission initiated a proceeding to condemn for public use in the acquisition of a site for the Supreme Court Building certain real property belonging to E. J. Lund.

Special Commissioners were appointed by the County Judge and awarded Mr. Lund $148,625 as damages.

The State objected to this award as being grossly excessive and without competent evidence to support it, and requested that the cause...

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