Toledo Edison Co. v. Roller

The first assignment of error concerns the exclusion of evidence as to sales prices of comparable easements to two separate pipeline companies over the defendants ’ property and neighboring property, and in refusing to permit the condemners’ expert to give his opinion of the value of the Edison easement based upon such easement sales.

Determination of the rules for the admission of evidence that should be fashioned for appropriation proceed ings should always keep in focus the purpose and objective of eminent domain proceedings. The purpose is succinctly expressed in the 5th Amendment of the…