Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District; Daniel Hon, Judge; 1. The matters set up in the first paragraph of t’he answer were wholly inadmissible and harmful. 80 Ark. 158; 74 Id. 256. 2. A person who knows the market value may state it, but it is incompetent to bolster a witness by his own side by asking him to give the reasons upon which he bases his opinion.
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District; Daniel Hon, Judge; 1. The matters set up in the first paragraph of t’he answer were wholly inadmissible and harmful. 80 Ark. 158; 74 Id. 256. 2. A person who knows the market value may state it, but it is incompetent to bolster a witness by his own side by asking him to give the reasons upon which he bases his opinion. The reasons may be asked on cross-examination by opposite side. 49 Ark. 381. 3. It was inadmissible to permit plaintiff to state what his secret intention was when 'he attached the machinery to the building. 13 A. & E.…
1Opinion of the CourtHiru, C. J.
The railway company filed suit for the condemnation of the lots in the city of Fort Smith belonging to D. A. Anderson. The defendant answered in several paragraphs. Only parts of it are material on this appeal. He alleged that the property was occupied and used by him as a manufacturing plant, for the manufacture of finished lumber and mill products, and as a planing mill and lumber yard, upon which was located and used in sajd business valuable machinery; that the property hg.d a peculiar value as a site for such business. He alleged that the total value of his property sought to be taken…
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