Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Sellars

Special ground 1 of the motion for new trial complains because the court overruled an objection by the defendant’s counsel to certain testimony of the plaintiff relative to the value of the growing timber and crops sued for. The following question was propounded to the plaintiff: “When you speak of the value of your trees, you don’t mean to take those little pine trees and sell the—you are speaking of thfe value they are to your place?” To this question the plaintiff replied: “Yes, sir, what they will be worth in a few years.” The defendant objected to this testimony in the following…