Legal Opinion
Graeser v. Jones
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 21, 1933No. 42062PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClaussen, J.
Appellant, Jones, was the owner of 160 acres of land situated near Des Moines. The city of Des Moines instituted proceedings for the purpose of condemning the tract of land for a municipal airport. The sheriff’s jury fixed the value of the land at $65,000. Jones was not satisfied with this valuation and appealed to the district court. In these matters he was represented by George Wilson, a member of the Polk county bar. Appellee, Graeser, is a member of the Polk county bar. He was employed by Jones in the condemnation proceedings as an expert on real estate values.
It is Graeser’s contention…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Deppe v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1872
- Seddon v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
- S. C. & P. R. Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
- Friesner Fruit Co. v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1924
3Cited by4 opinions
- Lindquist v. Des Moines Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1947
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company v. JacksonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967
- Graeser v. JonesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1935
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company v. JacksonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967