Department of Transportation v. Rogers

WEBB, Judge.

Plaintiff brings forward one assignment of error. It contends the testimony of H. A. Sandman should have been stricken because he did not have adequate knowledge of the area taken to testify. Defendant cites textbook authority and cases from this and other jurisdictions for the rule that in order to give an opinion as to value, a witness must be acquainted with the value of the land in controversy and must be familiar with the land or have examined it at the approximate time of taking. See Robbins v. Trading Post, Inc., 251 N.C. 663, 111 S.E. 2d 884 (1960); Highway Commission v.…