Ramschasel's Estate

Citations

• 24 Pa. Super. 262
• 1904 Pa. Super. LEXIS 167

Syllabus

<p>Witnesses — Fees—Special contract — Experts.</p> <p>The law having fixed the amount to be paid witnesses for their attendance upon court, a special contract to pay more than the regular witness fee in ordinary cases is void foi' want of consideration, and as being against public policy.</p> <p>A person who has been summoned as a witness in a change of grade proceeding cannot recover, under a special contract, a witness fee in excess of the legal rate, where it appears that his knowledge of the facts in regard to the value of the property as affected by the change of grade, is common to persons in the neighborhood who are familiar with the property, and is not based upon such previous study and training, or investigation, as is usually required on the part of those who are called as technical experts.</p>