Evansville & Richmond Railroad v. Fettig

The only question argued by counsel for the appellant relates to the action of the trial court in admitting testimony.

The appellant sought to appropriate certain lands belong*62ing to the appellee for the construction of its line of railroad. The assessment of damages being unsatisfactory to the ap-pellee, he filed exceptions, and the cause was tried by the court, a jury being waived. ■

On the trial the appellee called several witnesses to testify to the value of the land before and after the construction of the railroad, and they were each allowed to testify over the objection of the appellant.…