Pavloff, Admx. v. Clairton

Opinion by

Kenwokthey, J.,

This is an action in trespass to recover for the loss of certain personal property destroyed when the building in which plaintiff was a roomer collapsed, due to the alleged negligence of defendant in conducting an excavation project. The verdict was for plaintiff in the amount of $2,300 and the appeal is from the refusal of the defendant’s motion for new trial. Plaintiff himself was the only witness as to the identity and value of the articles lost; the question is whether the court erred in permitting him to state his opinion of the value of a number of them.

The…