First Presbyterian Church v. Pittsburg

Citations

• 223 Pa. 165
• 72 A. 347
• 1909 Pa. LEXIS 499

Syllabus

<p>Road law — Widening of street — Talcing of land — Damages—Charge— Expert witness.</p> <p>1. In an action against a city to recover damages for the taking of a portion of plaintiff’s property used for church purposes, in widening a street, the court cannot be convicted of error in charging that: “In estimating the damage sustained by the plaintiff the jury should consider the value of the plaintiff’s whole property for its most valuable use or purpose before the taking and the effect upon its value for such use of the taking of a portion of the land by the city.”</p> <p>2. A witness who testifies that he has knowledge of the value of a property before a portion of it was taken by a city, may testify as to such knowledge although he states that he had no knowledge of the value after the taking.</p>