Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Lugar

George Rose Smith, Justice.

At the trial of this condemnation suit the landowner, on direct examination, mentioned an offer that he had had for the purchase of the property. The court admonished the jury not to consider the testimony. The appellant contends that the error was so prejudicial that a mistrial should have been granted. We do not agree.

The landowner testified that he bought the property in 1956 and considered it to be a good investment. The record then continues:

Q. And you intended to hold it. Is that the reason you held on to that after you moved away from here to go to Alabama to…