In re Acquiring Title to Graham Avenue from Jackson Avenue to Vernon Avenue in the First Ward

The question presented is whether a property owner, dissatisfied with the award made by the commissioners and who has filed objections to the preliminary abstract of their report, has the right to introduce further evidence on the value of his property taken. In this case the property owner knew of the proceeding, attended and proved his title, but offered no evidence of the amount of his damages, evidently preferring to rely upon the report of the commissioners, as influenced by the evidence of other property owners, as the alternative to the further expense of procuring expert testimony.…