State v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “Common sense and reason inform us that value witnesses spend many hours investigating comparable sales and viewing the property involved in the case. If the trial judge had permitted the late filing of the amendment, a postponement of the trial would have been necessary in order to allow the value witnesses an opportunity to re-inspect the property, re-think their appraisals, and perhaps revise their opinions as to Taylor’s damages. Under these circumstances the credibility and effectiveness of the witnesses would be impaired. Based on the record before the trial judge, we conclude that he could have reasonably determined that Taylor was surprised by the tender of the amendment which, if permitted, would have prejudiced Taylor’s case before the jury. Consequently, we hold that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in refusing to permit the filing of the trial amendment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. City of Corsicana v. Herod