Legal Opinion
Podraza v. City of Carter Lake
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 23, 1994No. 93-885PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNELL, Justice.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict awarding damages to plaintiff Arlynda Po-draza for wrongful removal of her privacy fence. Compensatory damages were awarded against the City of Carter Lake and compensatory and punitive damages against Gerald Waltrip. We affirm.. I. Factual Background
In October of 1989, Podraza purchased a home located within the bounds of the Carter Lake Club in Carter Lake, Iowa. At the time she purchased the residence, a chain-link fence surrounded it. The fence had been present at the location for at least thirty years and was in need of repair.…
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