Mikesh v. Peters

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

This controversy centers around plaintiff Leonard Mikesh’s “recreational rights” which he reserved in a deed. Plaintiff sued a successor owner of the land, defendant Corliss Peters, for damages, alleging these rights were lost when defendant “clear-cut” the timber from the land conveyed. Following entry of judgment on a $5500 jury verdict, defendant appeals. We reverse and remand with directions.

In 1963 plaintiff acquired 27½ acres of timbered real estate located in a bend of the Upper Iowa River in Winneshiek County. The following year he conveyed this real estate…