Spainhour v. Nolind

Carlisle, Judge.

The first special ground of the motion for new trial complains of error in the refusal of the trial court to permit a witness for the defendant to state his opinion as to what the value of the house was before the plaintiff moved it. The court excluded this testimony on the objection that it was irrelevant and immaterial. The defendant alleged in his cross-action that the value of the dwelling house before it was moved was $15,000, and that its reasonable market value after it was moved was $11,000. By amendment, he added an allegation that the reasonable cost of restoring the…