Lester v. Sallack
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Benton■ Gvrouii Gowrt. Tuts is a proceeding to assess damages incurred by reason of tbe location of a county road upon tbe land of plaintiffs. There was a verdict and judgment in the circuit court, in favor of plaintiffs, in the sum of $180 from which they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
— The only objection made by appellants is directed to the verdict of the jury, which, they claim, is contrary to the evidence, and does not award such amount of damages as the proof established at the trial. This objection was properly made in the court below, by a motion for a new trial. No complaint is made of the rules of law given by the court to the jury; they appear to be satisfactory to each party.
In our opinion, the verdict fails to accord with the evidence in the amount of the damages found. It is scarcely half the sum which would result from taking the average of the different…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jourdan v. ReedSupreme Court of Iowa · 1855
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