MARTINSON v. IOWA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

No. 51604.

134 N.W.2d 340 (1965)

Robert C. MARTINSON and Evelyn L. Martinson, Appellants, v. IOWA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 6, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brierly, McCall & Girdner, Newton, for appellants.

Lawrence F. Scalise, Atty. Gen., Raymond T. Walton, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. and Counsel to Iowa State Highway Commission, James E. Thomson, State Counsel, Iowa State Highway Commission, and Campbell, Campbell & Caldwell, Newton, for appellee.


STUART, Justice.

Defendant, to by-pass Newton with State Highway 14, condemned about 11 acres of land out of plaintiffs' farm. The condemned strip contained a pond and divided the farm into a 51 acre tract of pasture and meadowland and a 21 acre tract on which all improvements were located. The jury returned a verdict of $14,250 for plaintiffs who have appealed, assigning error in the admission of certain evidence. We affirm the trial court.

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