Lally v. Central Valley Railroad

Citations

• 215 Pa. 436
• 64 A. 633
• 1906 Pa. LEXIS 818

Syllabus

<p>Railroads — Eminent domain — Witness—Competency of witness.</p> <p>Where land is taken by a railroad in a neighborhood where sales of real estate are few and at long intervals, a witness called to testify as to values is not required to have as full and detailed knowledge on the subject as in other localities where sales are frequent and of public interest,and attention. In all questions of competency on such a subject there must be a sliding scale, the only standard of which is that the witness shall have such knowledge of the subject-matter as can be reasonably expected in view of the circumstances of the particular case.</p>