Twin-State Engineering & Chemical Co. v. Iowa State Highway Commission

MASON, Justice.

This is an appeal by the condemnor, Iowa State Highway Commission, from a partial condemnation award of $9000 for the taking of approximately 0.1 acre of land subject to plaintiff’s lease and the taking of the right to direct access to and from Primary Road No. U.S. 61. It presents for determination correctness of the court’s rulings on objections to plaintiff’s evidence relative to the loss of business profits and correctness of the court’s instruction defining the extent of the jury’s consideration of such profits in arriving at the fair and reasonable market value of…