Felker v. Iowa State Highway Commission

"What commenced as an ordinary condemnation proceeding promptly became considerably involved, and terminated in two lawsuits, each of which resulted unfavorably to the plaintiffs. The first case, our No. 51102, known hereinafter as No. 1, was an ordinary appeal from the award of the condemnation commission, except that plaintiffs’ petition was in two counts. The first count asked an injunction against the taking of the plaintiffs’ property until the amount of the damages had been finally determined. This count was dismissed upon hearing. The second count asked damages in excess of the award…