State v. Tex-J Ranches, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

State v. Tex-J Ranches, Inc.

839 S.W.2d 822, 1991 Tex. App. LEXIS 3291, 1991 WL 426364

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas

DecidedNovember 20, 1991

Docket10-90-00146-CV

StatusPublished

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State v. Tex-J Ranches, Inc., 839 S.W.2d 822, 1991 Tex. App. LEXIS 3291, 1991 WL 426364 (Tex. Ct. App. 1991).

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CUMMINGS, Justice.

The State condemned 1.7919 acres of land out of Appellee’s 54.99-acre tract for highway purposes. A jury returned a verdict awarding Appellee $4.50 per square foot, or a total compensation of $351,000 for the 1.7919 acres. The State contends that the court erred in (1) admitting evidence of market value considering the 1.7919 acres only as “severed land” and excluding evidence of the value assessed as a pro rata portion of the entire 54.99-acre tract, and (2) in prohibiting the State’s expert witness from testifying about his “economic unit” theory of the subject neighborhood as it related to his appraisal of the 54.99-acre parent tract. We will affirm the judgment.

The facts and issues in this case are similar to those in State v. Windham, 803 S.W.2d 340 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1990, writ granted). We agree with the analysis and reasoning of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in its holding that, if section 21.042(e), Texas Property Code changes the principle of “adequate compensation” as contained in Article I, Section 17, of the Texas Constitution and as defined by the supreme court since 1863, either the supreme court must say so or the constitution must be amended. See id. at 341, 342. We adopt the analysis and reasoning in Windham, overrule the State’s points, and affirm the judgment.

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OPINION

CUMMINGS, Justice.

The State condemned 1.7919 acres of land out of Appellee’s 54.99-acre tract for highway purposes. A jury returned a verdict awarding Appellee $4.50 per square foot, or a total compensation of $351,000 for the 1.7919 acres. The State contends that the court erred in (1) admitting evidence of market value considering the 1.7919 acres only as “severed land” and excluding evidence of the value assessed as a pro rata portion of the entire 54.99-acre tract, and (2) in prohibiting the State’s expert witness from testifying about his “economic unit” theory of the subject neighborhood as it related to his appraisal of the 54.99-acre parent tract. We will affirm the judgment.

The facts and issues in this case are similar to those in State v. Windham, 803 S.W.2d 340 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1990, writ granted). We agree with the analysis and reasoning of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in its holding that, if section 21.042(e), Texas Property Code changes the principle of “adequate compensation” as contained in Article I, Section 17, of the Texas Constitution and as defined by the supreme court since 1863, either the supreme court must say so or the constitution must be amended. See id. at 341, 342. We adopt the analysis and reasoning in Windham, overrule the State’s points, and affirm the judgment.

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