Pittsburgh Terminal Warehouse & Transfer Co. v. Pittsburgh

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stern,

In this eminent domain proceeding the questions on appeal relate solely to rulings on evidence. Part of plaintiff’s land, a vacant lot, was appropriated for a municipal street improvement, including the construction of a ramp, and it was claimed that the rest of the property was depreciated in value.

Mr. Chubb, one of plaintiff’s real estate experts, testified to a difference in market value before and after the execution of the work of $147,223. In cross-examination, being asked how he estimated that amount of damage, he allocated part of it to the value of the…