Section 12.7 Written Appraisal Reports

• Library: Eminent Domain 3rd Edition 2013

Written appraisal reports prepared by experts are not admissible as evidence of value. However, such reports are discoverable and may be used for impeachment purposes.

State ex rel. Morrison v. Jay Six Cattle Co., 88 Ariz. 97, 353 P.2d 185 (1960) (appraisal report prepared for IRS could have been used to cross-examine the witness but was not admissible as evidence of value)

State ex rel. Miller v. Superior Court, 159 Ariz. 21, 764 P.2d 756 (App. 1988), aff’d, 159 Ariz. 567, 769 P.2d 1013 (1989) (appraisal report of a trial witness is discoverable)

Magma Inv. & Dev, Corp. v. Pima County, 128 Ariz. 291, 625 P.2d 354 (App. 1981)...