Legal Opinion
Stortenbecker v. Iowa Power and Light Company
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 5, 1959No. 49402PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLarson, J.
Plaintiff owns 598 acres of land in Sections 11, 13 and 14 in York Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The land in Section 13, comprising 365 acres, has a complete set of farm buildings and is the residence of one son. A road separates it from the remaining 233 acres, which also has a complete set of farm buildings and is the residence of another son. The sons jointly operate this land as a grain and livestock farm and pay cash rent for it.
Defendant instituted proceedings to condemn a right of way and easement for an electric transmission line across a part of the lands in Section 13 only.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- United States v. BuescherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Hall v. City of West Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
- Korf v. FlemingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
- State v. HathawaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Davidson County Board of Education v. First American National BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Iowa Development Co. v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
- Nelson v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
- State Ex Rel. Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. CampbellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1968
- Batcheller v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
- Missouri Public Service Company v. ArgenbrightSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
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