City of Sedro-Woolley v. Willard

Citations

• 71 Wash. 646
• 129 P. 372
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 1381

Syllabus

<p>Evidence — Opinion Evidence — Values — Qualifications of Experts. Property owners occupying their property and familiar with land values in the community, who are acquainted with a particular property, are qualified to express an opinion of its value, even if their estimate was higher than sales of other property; and their interest only affects their credibility.</p> <p>Eminent Domain — Compensation — Evidence — Sufficiency. A finding that a building condemned was worth $1,000, when the experts’ highest estimate was $750 to $800, does not show that the jury was prejudiced, considering the character, condition and uses to which it might be put and the fact that it would cost $1,285 to replace it.</p> <p>Eminent Domain — Proceedings—View. Rem. & Bal. Code, § 344, making it discretionary with the court to order a view of premises, applies to condemnation proceedings.</p>