City of Enid v. Moyers

I will not concur in the majority opinion for the reason it takes away from the trial court any discretion it had as to the competency of evidence that the owner of the land, six months to one year prior to the taking of the same, listed it to real estate dealers at a certain price; and also for the further reason it wholly disregards the well established rule of law that courts may take judicial notice of general increase or decrease in the value of property, as it embraces matters of public concern known by all well informed persons. It is not questioned by anyone but what there was a…