Cole v. City of Dallas
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
BOND, Chief Justice.
Appellants’ points of error, grouped, are directed to the action of the trial court in admitting the factual basis of an expert witness to express an opinion on the issue of value of the real estate in controversy. We preface our opinion on elementary general rules, applicably stated in 19 Tex.Jur. 224, secs. 146 and 147 as follows: “Sales of Similar Property — Character of witness’s Knowledge. — It is not necessary, in order to qualify a witness to testify on the issue of value, that the factual basis of his opinion be of such a direct character as would make it competent…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Northeast Texas Motor Lines, Inc. v. HodgesTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- Reeves v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
- Slayden v. PalmoTexas Supreme Court · 1917
- Nass v. NassTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Co. v. MackieTexas Supreme Court · 1888
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State v. OakleyTexas Supreme Court · 1962
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- Aronoff v. Texas Turnpike AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
- City of Houston v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- City of Houston v. HuberCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
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