Commonwealth Department of Highways v. Staton

DAVIS, Commissioner.

In this highway condemnation case the appellee, Jennie Staton, was awarded $4250 pursuant to the jury’s verdict. The Department of Highways, appellant, presents three grounds for reversal: (1) The court erred in refusing to strike the testimony of an appraisal witness for appellee; (2) the court erred in admitting incompetent evidence; (3) the court erred in taking judicial notice of the qualifications of an appraisal witness for appellee.

The record in this appeal is vague and unsatisfactory with respect to the total acreage in the tract before the taking, the situation…