Jones v. Commonwealth, Department of Highways

DAVIS, Commissioner.

In this condemnation proceeding the appellants obtained a verdict and judgment in the sum of $7,300 of which they complain in this appeal by asserting that (1) incompetent evidence was admitted in behalf of the appellee, and (2) improper closing argument was made by appellee’s attorney.

The appeal has been prosecuted on a partial record in which there is no showing as to whether the asserted errors were prejudicial, but for purposes of the opinion we will assume that appellants contend that they were prejudicially affected by the claimed errors.

It developed that an…