Vallancy v. Hunt
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from the Second Judicial District, Bolette County, Hon. Frank F. Fish, Special Judge. Before a witness can testify as to value of property, be must sbow himself competent and qualified. There was an entire lack of such showing on the part of the witness Wilkie. Pyke v. Jamestown, 15 N. D. 157, 107 N. W. 359; Guiterman v. Liverpool, N. Y. & P. S. S. Co. 83 N. Y. 365. A witness must show his qualifications before he can give expert testimony.
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Appeal from the Second Judicial District, Bolette County, Hon. Frank F. Fish, Special Judge. Before a witness can testify as to value of property, be must sbow himself competent and qualified. There was an entire lack of such showing on the part of the witness Wilkie. Pyke v. Jamestown, 15 N. D. 157, 107 N. W. 359; Guiterman v. Liverpool, N. Y. & P. S. S. Co. 83 N. Y. 365. A witness must show his qualifications before he can give expert testimony. Santa Oruz v. Enright, 95 Cal. 105, 30 Pac. 197; San Diego Land & Town Co. v. Neale, 88 Cal. 50, 11 L.R.A. 604, 25 Pac. 977; Jones v. Mechanics’ F.…
1Opinion of the CourtBueke, J.
In the year 1901, the defendants John and Martha Hunt' purchased a threshing, outfit consisting of engine, separator, blower, stacker, weigher, and self-feeder, from a machinery dealer in Rolla, North Dakota, giving in payment therefor his notes secured upon the said property. Before the maturity of the said notes, they were sold to the plaintiff, Valiancy, who in the fall of 1905 instituted the fore*616closure proceedings and replevined the property under a chattel mortgage. The defendants desired to retain possession of the property pending the action, and furnished a redelivery bond with the…
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