Cooper v. Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority

The only question on this appeal is as to the right of the appellants, property owners, to have an expert appraiser testify as to his opinion of the value of the property sought to be condemned by the Authority, appellee, in an eminent domain proceeding. It arises on these facts, as certified by the court:

At the hearing before the commissioners, duly appointed to ascertain the compensation to be paid the owners for the property to be taken, two experienced realtors were called as witnesses by the Authority, one of whom testified that the fair market value of the property was $9,435 and the…