Lilley v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Citations

• 219 Pa. 447
• 68 A. 1029
• 1908 Pa. LEXIS 598

Syllabus

<p>Railroads — Condemnation proceedings — Expert witnesses — QualifLcartions — Evidence.</p> <p>Witnesses in railroad condemnation proceedings are not qualified as experts to express an opinion as to market value, where they state that they have no knowledge of the value of lands in the neighborhood based on sales, but only a knowledge of the value of coal leases, and a knowledge of royalties paid to the lessors of coal.</p> <p>Railroads — ■Condemnation proceedings — Farm crossings — Abolition of farm crossings.</p> <p>Where a railroad company condemns additional land along its right of way, and fails to extend farm crossings previously maintained, over the additional track to be laid on the newly condemned land, the jury may consider the loss of these crossings as a proper element of damage in making up their verdict.</p>