TOWNSEND v. MID-AMERICA PIPELINE COMPANY

No. 53310.

168 N.W.2d 30 (1969)

Fred H. TOWNSEND and Ruth A. Townsend, husband and wife, Appellees, v. MID-AMERICA PIPELINE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 6, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter F. Rismiller, Tipton, and Herrick, Langdon, Belin & Harris, by Herschel G. Langdon, Des Moines, for appellant.

D. C. Nolan and John Nolan, Iowa City, for appellees.


RAWLINGS, Justice.

From assessment of damages by condemnation commission for taking of pipeline right-of-way across plaintiffs' land, they appealed to the district court. Trial to jury resulted in a $75,000 verdict based award. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiffs own a 145 acre farm in Cedar County, containing substantial limestone deposits. Defendant company condemned a 50 by 1400 foot strip of that land.<...

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