Peterson v. Board of Trustees of Drainage District No. 5

CARTER, Justice.

Landowners in Greene County Drainage District No. 5 appeal from a judgment in a certiorari proceeding upholding the action of the drainage district trustees in awarding supplemental damages to a property owner more than seven years after the original damage assessment for that owner was made. They contend that the board of trustees did not have authority to increase the original damage award following the conclusion of the statutory proceeding for assessing damages under Iowa Code section 468.26 (1991). We agree with this contention and reverse the judgment of the district…