Legal Opinion
Burnham v. City of West Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 17, 1997No. 96-799PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
Appellant Clifton Burnham appealed a condemnation award to the district court, but failed to serve the sheriff with notice of the appeal. Construing Iowa Code section 6B.18 (1995) as requiring service on the sheriff to perfect an appeal, the district court dismissed Burnham’s petition for review of the award. We affirm.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings. Appellee, the City of West Des Moines, condemned a portion of Burnham’s property. The Polk County sheriff mailed a notice of the condemnation award to Burnham. Burn-ham filed a timely notice of appeal and petition seeking…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Bales v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
- Parkhurst v. WhiteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
- Carmichael v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Buchholtz v. Iowa Department of Public InstructionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
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