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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

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"h'o pemoa'8 propertyshell be aged or dertroyedfor **or applied**  to taken, damwithout odb~u6t.s

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### being pubUc uee Imae, unl8ss **by the**  **coneeat of**  awh~pers~nj and, rhea taken, 8xOeFt for the U8e of the 6tate, 8UOh 00XZIp8ll66- tion rhall be first mnde, or scoured 

### by a deposit of money; and no lrrevooablaor unooatrol

### lab18 @3r& Of **8p601Q1 5W1irir6&38** Or iEEUUllitiO8, 8hall 

### be nadei but all prlrlle@e and franohi8es ~ra.ntOd

by the L.e~lslature, or oreated under its authorityshall be 8ubjeot to the control thsr60f.m
we quote iron Texas **JurlS.** Vol. 16, p. **994,** 08 Sol1-1 *In other jur~sdiOtion8 there 16 a **OonfliOt** of authorityupon the questionOS the right to 

### recover the costs of any renmol of bull&n&@ ilnd rences as a separ& item of damme, aok mthoritlee holdlry: that thla 

### Co8t l6 merely (L iaot to be oonsideiedln drtetiniry:

### the **de&w** clatlon oi the land by 

### the t&la&. 

### In T6xa8, while all authorltleaqree that the Jury nay tske aooount of Ssct 

### that the rsnoval OS 6tru6- tures 18 neoersitatedby the 

### Condenn6t~on of part oi 

### the traot, some deci6loM **appear** 

### to lndiaatethat ruch 

### dam&e Maya not be awarded air a 8epsrate item, but other6 hold t&t a 

### rerdlctis not objeotlonablefor the sole rea6on thst the **OO6t Of**  

### the **rerntal Of**  **6trUOtW68 tlpp6m8**  **66 6**  dlstlnot 

### itemand rerdiot. Vhe 8ubstantialpoint involved is that, under the eneral priaolpieo? the law of &amages, 

### the % **6tFUOtiOIl8** lU3Oey not ba 80 dram a8 to permit a double

### reoorery. The dsfendant is **protooted** where, on an award inoludlryan lt6m for remral or 8truatwe6, it 16 made clear that the generul item for depreciationexolude8 the .eeparste



### item6mentioned. A fortiori,

### where a 8il@O 8m **16** awarded ror all depreolatlon ineluding the **cost** of 

### removal of **stNQttme6,** nn

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In8truotloa of reamring conrider the soat .*

__ of depraolatloa18 not objeotlonableeither a6 permit 

### t1 a doublr %t Mootery or a8 being a oharge oa the ve of the ovldeaoe. "On the other band, Inrtruotlorrs are **objso** tlonablea8 allowIng a double **recovery** where the jury are oharged **to** oonslder ovary Saot and airomuIt.ance

of evidence In a88esslngthe deprsolatlon, and then, by a further lmtruotloa, are directed to oonslder the oo8t of t0mofa.l **and** reereotloaof fence8.w See the aa8e6 of W$'6S TS. LfoLaIll,

100 S. Ib'.

802; city Of San isntonlo t8. **Fite,** 224 9. E. 911; **Ft.** Forth and D. 5. P. 1. Company ~6. Judd, 4 S. W. (26) 1032; Central Fewer and Light Co. ~8. Sillacy County, 14 S. 8. (2d) 102. No 6peoIflo 6a8wer to the aborementlonedquestion could apply to all of the tt a688 which might be Involved In **aoqulring** right-of-Wayfor road purposa8and the rebulldl~ or replaoing of fen008 for the propemty

### ovrner8, but 

### each 0~186 would be 60Yemed by it8 own facts.

Where right-of-way18 acquired **by** purohase, **contract** or otheruI8eexcept by oondenmatIonprooesdIng8 an¶ the con8truotlonor rebuildlag o? the fence 16 the vhoie or a part of the oQn6IderatIonfor tuoh new right-of-wayor addltlonal right-of-rayreauredby tlm oounty,then the oountywould be obligated to carry **out** It6 agrement With the landownerregarding the rebuIldinp, **or** oonstruatlonof the fenoe acoording to the oontract or egreepent**had** betweenthe parties.

In the oa8o **of** ?!orrI6 VII. Coleman County, 28 S. F. 380, the court 8aidt

We thiok the item In the acoount for cost of **fire miles**  **of** fenoe, **a8 a**  **4istinCt** 

## item **of danIa688,**  via8 properly**stricken out.**  The question la, what additionalburden was put upon the land aifeoting its value by opening the road7 If 6UCh a6w or additionalri by oondsnnatlonproceedings, then the 'j ht4f-way I8 **acquired** udgmmt **of** the court **would** oontrol
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gonorableDon D. Parker, Page 4

Trustin%that the foregoinganswers your Inquiry, m remsin

**YOUr8 very**  truly
ATTO?JE!f GENWJ. OF T2iX.S

By t&fQQflL tide11 7illlIam **A8SistElLt**

**COMMITTEE**



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