THOMPSON, Justice.
The defendant City of West Des Moines, a municipal corporation, brought proceedings to condemn the east 400 feet of Lot 2, Bray Farm, in Polk County, a tract containing 14.91 acres, for water supply purposes. The sheriff's jury having awarded plaintiff, the owner of the realty in question, the sum of $8,200.05, or $550 per acre, plaintiff appealed to the district court. Upon trial a verdict was returned for plaintiff in the sum of $30,000. Defendant...
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