North Coast Railroad v. Newman
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal by defendants from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered December 17, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury, awarding damages in condemnation proceedings.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
This was a proceeding to condemn land for railroad purposes. The errors assigned grow out of the refusal of the court to permit appellants’ witnesses to testify as to offers made for the purchase of lots. It has been settled in this court that, in proceedings of this character, such evidence is not admissible to prove value. Parke v. Seattle, 8 Wash. 78, 35 Pac. 594; Chicago, M. & St. P. R. Co. v. Alexander, 47 Wash. 131, 91 Pac. 626; Williams v. Hewitt, 57 Wash. 62, 106 Pac. 496, 135 Am. St. 971.
Appellants contend that this evidence was admissible on redirect examination, because of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Parke v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1894
- Chicago, & Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. AlexanderWashington Supreme Court · 1907
- Williams v. HewittWashington Supreme Court · 1910
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