
    B. B. PALMER et al. v. NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
    (Filed 31 January, 1928.)
    Eminent Domain — Proceedings to Assess Compensation — Evidence of Value.
    When the value of a building used as a store, and taken by the State Highway Commission in the construction of its highway, is to be determined in an action against it, the rental value of the building is competent upon the question of the fair market values at the time of the taking, and while the purchase price of the land eighteen years before would ordinarily be too remote to be competent evidence, it is otherwise on cross-examination when the plaintiff himself has testified as to its value to test the accuracy of his opinion thereof, and to show the basis of the opinion.
    Civil actioN, before Stcuclc, J., at April Term, 1927, of Cheboxee.
    Tbe plaintiffs instituted an action against tbe defendant for damages for tbe taking of land upon wbicb there was a store building. Tbe property was taken by tbe defendant in tbe construction of a bigbway. Appraisers were duly appointed, wbo assessed tbe damages sustained by plaintiffs. From tbe judgment rendered by tbe clerk botb parties appealed to tbe Superior Court. In tbe Superior Court an issue of damages was submitted to tbe jury and tbe verdict of tbe jury awarded damages in tbe sum of $875. From judgment upon tbe verdict tbe petitioners appealed.
    
      
      J. D. Malonce and Moody & Moody for plaintiffs.
    
    
      Charles Boss for /defendant.
    
   BeogdeN, J.

No error.  