Gaines v. Department of Transportation

Stolz, Judge.

The appellant-condemnee appeals from a judgment concerning a strip of her property taken by the appellee for the purpose of widening a road. Judgment was entered on a jury verdict for an amount which the appellant feels to be unsatisfactory.

1. The appellant claims that the trial judge erroneously excluded from evidence the appellant’s opinion of the replacement costs for a portion of her fence located upon the condemned property. His ruling did not constitute error, however, because no foundation was laid for testimony as to replacement value. A non-expert witness may give…