169 P. 790 | Or. | 1918
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a proceeding brought under the authority of Section 3613, L. O. L., as amended in 1913; see the
“Q. There are certain properties that the Douglas Land Company claim are over-assessed and the subject of this litigation and what do you know about these properties now, all this property lying back of town, assessed at two, three and four dollars a lot by the Assessor: Columbia Addition, Columbia Second Addition, Dement’s Addition, East Astoria and Extension to Bailway Addition, Laurel Park Addition, Melrose Addition, North Addition, Powell’s Addition and Bailway Addition to Astoria, what do you know about all these properties?
“A. Well, I know them in a general way. I have never made a particular examination of these particular additions, only knowing them from their general location, that is all.”
“Q. You know these additions that were laid out in ninety, in the time of the inflation, such as Columbia Addition, Columbia Second Addition, Dement’s Addition, East Astoria, and Extension to Railway Addition, Laurel Park Addition and North Addition, and a good many other additions, Pacific Addition, Railway Addition, you know something about where they lie and something about them?
“A. Well, I have a general idea.”
The examination of all petitioner’s witnesses was of the most general character. It had reference for the most part to the general values of property in the parts of the county where the respective subdivisions are located. Some of petitioner’s evidence bore on the condition and value of the several additions in which the property in question is situate, but except in one or two cases petitioner did not produce witnesses who were familiar with the lots and blocks specifically described in its petition and who could advise the court as to their value. Without a showing of familiarity with the property involved but little value can be attached to the testimony of any witness and the testimony of Ward, Cyrus and Dement cannot be given much weight.
It would unduly prolong this opinion to set out the evidence bearing on the value of each of the tracts in which petitioner’s property is located. We have carefully read and considered the testimony and think that in no case does the petitioner clearly show that the assessment is in error to petitioner’s disadvantage.
We find no error and the decree is affirmed.
Affirmed. Rehearing Denied.