City of Los Angeles v. Deacon

The admission of evidence as to the net profit made in operating a rock and gravel plant on the property being condemned in this action, was error which, it is our opinion, requires a reversal of the judgment. Mr. Newberry, a witness for the defendants, and himself one of them because of his interest as a sublessee of the premises, testified in detail concerning the rich deposit of rock and sand on the property; outlined the commercial future of the rock business in southern California, stating the extent of the demand, the limits of the supply, and the economic advantages his plant possessed…