Hay v. Carter

The measure of the plaintiff’s damages was the difference between the market value of the automobile immediately before and its market value immediately after the collision. This is of course established by proof of those values. The only evidence introduced upon the trial of the case concerning these values was the testimony of the plaintiff.

This testimony was merely opinion evidence as to the value of the automobile after the collision, and was not binding upon the jury in fixing the values and determining the amount the plaintiff was entitled to recover. Code § 38-1709. It was held in…