State ex rel. Herman v. Saldamando

KRUCKER, Judge.

The State appeals from a judgment ini favor of a Santa Cruz County property owner in eminent domain proceedings instituted by the State. The sole question presented is whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow the State to cross examine-the property owner’s expert witness concerning her expulsion from the American: Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.

On direct examination, the witness testified about her educational background and. experience in the appraisal field. On cross, examination, she testified that six of the-eight courses in appraisal she had taken were…