Lewis v. Springfield Water Co.

Citations

• 176 Pa. 237
• 35 A. 187
• 1896 Pa. LEXIS 1064

Syllabus

<p>Expert witnesses — Competency thereof.</p> <p>A witness who had been in the manufacturing business and knew the property in question, had experience in examination of manufacturing plants to determine their values, a general knowledge of the value of land in the vicinity, and who thought himself competent to testify as to the value of water powers, is qualified to testify, although he knew of no sales of such properties in the neighborhood for many years.</p> <p>A real estate agent acquainted with the values of property in the vicinity, who had made an examination of the property in question, and who based his value on the general condition of things, although he knew of the sale of but a single property within ten years, is a competent witness as to the value of the property.</p> <p>A manufacturer of experience who knew the rental value of water power although he had known of but a single sale is competent.</p> <p>An experienced real estate agent who had examined mill properties on the creek in question, and was acquainted with their valuation about as any real estate man would be, and had liad mill properties for sale, is competent to testify.</p> <p>Charge of court — Unnecessary remarks.</p> <p>The Supreme Court will not reverse for statements or explanations in the charge of the court that were not necessary, and which it might have been in better form to omit, but which did not seem to have misled the jury, or to have been injurious to the plaintiff’s case.</p>