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AMERICAN TOWER v. LOCAL TV IOWA, L.L.C.

No. 11-0276.

809 N.W.2d 546 (2011)

AMERICAN TOWER, L.P., f/k/a American Tower Systems, L.P., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOCAL TV IOWA, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

November 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric G. Hoch and R. Todd Gaffney of Finley, Alt, Smith, Scharnberg, Craig, Hilmes & Gaffney, P.C., Des Moines, and David M. Rownd and Scott P. Clair of Thompson Coburn, L.L.P., Chicago, Illinois, for appellant.

Michael A. Giudicessi of Faegre & Benson, L.L.P., Des Moines, John C. Greiner of Graydon, Head & Ritchey, L.L.P., Cincinnati, Ohio, for appellee.

Heard by VAITHESWARAN, P.J., and POTTERFIELD and DOYLE, JJ.

VAITHESWARAN, P.J.

In this dispute between a lessor and lessee of a broadcasting tower, we must decide whether the district court erred in rejecting breach-of-contract and equitable estoppel claims.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

American Tower, L.P., the developer of a television broadcasting tower in Slater, Iowa, agreed to lease space on the tower to WHO-TV for a period of fifteen years. WHO-TV was later sold, and the lease agreement...

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