Legal Opinion
Simpson v. Iowa State Highway Commission
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 25, 1972No. 54650PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECKER, Justice.
Appeal from condemnation commission’s award of damages for the taking by the Highway Commission of an easement to construct and maintain jetties near a highway bridge. The case was tried to the court which awarded condemnee a judgment of $39,200 and $5200 attorney fees. The Highway Commission appeals both awards. Reversed and remanded.
This is a somewhat unusual condemnation case. The highway department felt it needed an easement to construct jetties in the Maple River in Monona County and condemned an easement over an irregularly shaped 2.8 acres for that purpose. Neither…
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