Gulf & Chicago Railway Co. v. Hartley
Gulf & Chicago Railway Co. v. Hartley
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
There is no proof of any trespass committed after the filing of the declaration. The ruling of the circuit judge, therefore, to the effect that plaintiff might show damages suffered in consequence of trespasses committed between the filing of the declaration and January 5, 1905, though erroneous, is not reversible error, so far as the proof of distinct trespasses is concerned.
But there is fatal error in the record in this: that the plaintiff was allowed to prove the deterioration in value in his property caused by the trespasses after the filing of the declaration and up to the 5th of January, 1905. He was asked: “What was the damage and injury done you by reason of this alleged trespass to this barn and the premises, all of which, if any, by reason of this trespass from November 11, 1904, up to January
Reversed and remanded.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Gulf & Chicago Railway Company v. Abner H. T. Hartley
- Cited By
- 1 case
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Evidence. Appeal. Harmless error. Trespasses after suit. In an action for trespass on land it is prejudicial error to permit plaintiff to testify to deterioration in value of the land resulting alone from trespasses committed after the suit was begun.