City of Oakland v. Partridge

Defendant-owner appeals from a judgment in condemnation which fixed the value of the subject property at $68,535. The only points raised on appeal relate to the amount of the award, the defendant contending that it would have been higher had not certain errors occurred during the trial.

The property consists of a three-story frame building located on the southwest corner of 14th Street and 42nd Avenue, in the City of Oakland. The street level is divided into four store sites and the upper two stories are divided into 14 apartments and two sleeping rooms. The building was 65 years old.…