Newsom v. Cothrane

Tbe exceptions chiefly relied on by defendants are those relating to tbe admission of evidence tending to show tbe value of tbe car at tbe time of its seizure under claim and delivery in July, 1921. *162Tbe car bad been in the defendants’ shop for repairs. Plaintiff stated that it was worth $í;000. M. A. Lambert, witness for the plaintiff, testified that on 1 March, 1921, he had occasion to examine the car, and at that time he valued it at $900 or $1,000, and made a loan to the plaintiff, taking a mortgage on the car for $600 as security. Defendants contend that this evidence should have been…