Beck v. Penna. Poughkeepsie & Boston R. R.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 104, July T., 1891, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northampton Co., June T., 1889, No. 58, on verdict for plaintiff, Thomas H. Beck. Trespass to recover damages sustained by reason of the location and construction of the defendant’s road. On the trial before Reeder, J., plaintiff called a number of witnesses who were familiar with the property, and who wore asked as to the effect produced upon it by the construction of defendant’s road.
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Appeal, No. 104, July T., 1891, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Northampton Co., June T., 1889, No. 58, on verdict for plaintiff, Thomas H. Beck. Trespass to recover damages sustained by reason of the location and construction of the defendant’s road. On the trial before Reeder, J., plaintiff called a number of witnesses who were familiar with the property, and who wore asked as to the effect produced upon it by the construction of defendant’s road. The character of this testimony appears by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for defendant for 11,780.80 and judgment thereon.…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The first and ninth specifications of error do not conform to the rules of court, and will not be considered. The remaining *272specifications present but a single question, which is sufficiently set forth in the second specification, as follows: “ The court erred in not sustaining the defendant’s objection to the following questions, put by the plaintiff to his witness, Stephen Shoemaker : Q. In your judgment did the building of this railroad increase or decrease the value of the farm? Objected to as incompetent. By the Court. — The objection is overruled. Defendant excepts. Bill…
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