Martinson v. Iowa State Highway Commission

— Defendant, to bypass Newton with State Highway 14, condemned about 11 acres of land out of plaintiffs’ farm. The condemned strip contained a pond and divided the farm into a 51-acre tract of pasture and meadowland and a 21-acre tract on which all improvements were located. The jury returned a verdict of $14,250 for plaintiffs, who have appealed, assigning error in the admission of certain evidence. We affirm the trial court.

I. Plaintiffs first assign error in connection with the testimony of Tom Hill, a Newton realtor and one of defendant’s valuation witnesses. In his opinion the fair…