Langford v. People's Light Co.

Citations

• 43 Pa. Super. 394
• 1910 Pa. Super. LEXIS 59

Syllabus

<p>Evidence — Witnesses—Expert witnesses — Value of land — Injuries to land by gas.</p> <p>1. In an action to recover for the loss of trees and grass, and damages to the soil of land, caused by the escape of gas from a gas company's pipe, where witnesses called by plaintiff establish their competency to express opinions as to land values, and no objection is made to their competency, the subject-matter of their testimony becomes a matter for the jury in the light of the facts to which they testify.</p> <p>2. The market, value of land is not a question of science and skill upon which only experts can give an opinion. Persons in the neighborhood may be possessed of sufficient knowledge of the market value of the property, with the location and character of the land in question, and whether their opinion has any proper ground to rest upon, or is mere conjecture can be brought out on cross-examination.</p>