State of Oregon v. Cerruti

Condemnation proceeding by the State, by and through its State Highway Commission, composed of T.H. Banfield and others, against M.A. Cerruti and Rose M. Cerruti, husband and wife, and others, to acquire agricultural lands owned by defendants.

The Circuit Court of Multnomah County, Frank C. Howell, pro tem., assessed defendants' damages, and the State appealed.

The Supreme Court, Lusk, C.J., held that testimony relating to profits derived from adjacent lands, and from speculative profits to be derived from defendant's lands had no bearing on question of market value, and were not admissible.

JUDG…