Hurkman v. State

Is there credible evidence to sustain the verdict ?

The plaintiffs contend the evidence of comparable sales, offered by the defendant through its experts, will sustain the jury’s after-taking value.

The defendant’s position is that evidence of comparable sales was not offered either to support the appraisals of its experts or as direct evidence of value but for the limited purpose of adding weight to the experts’ opinion.

While some jurisdictions receive evidence of comparable sales for the limited purposes of qualification of the expert witness and giving weight to his opinion, the majority,…