Legal Opinion
Board of Transportation v. Jones
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 12, 1979No. 110PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COPELAND, Justice.
For the reasons stated below, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.
The Court of Appeals first held that plaintiff was entitled to a new trial because of the trial court’s failure to strike the testimony of one of defendant’s expert witnesses. We do not agree.
Mr. W. R. Rand was a witness for the defendant at trial. After being found by the court to be an expert in the field of real estate appraisal, he testified that his estimate of the fair market value of defendant’s entire property, including improvements thereon, prior to the taking was $755,737. The witness…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State Highway Commission v. ConradSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Kirkman v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
- Templeton v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
- Mississippi State Highway Commission v. HallMississippi Supreme Court · 1965
- Young v. Arkansas State Highway Comm'nSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967
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3Cited by13 opinions
- North Carolina Board of Transportation v. RandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Duke Power Co. v. Mom 'N' Pops Ham House, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
- Town of Midland v. WayneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2015
- Department of Transportation v. McDarrisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983
- Department of Transportation v. ByrumCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986
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