ACCO Unlimited Corp. v. City of Johnston

LARSON, Justice.

The City of Johnston, Iowa, condemned land owned by Andrew Christenson for flood control purposes, and he and his tenant, ACCO Unlimited Corp., sought declaratory and injunctive relief in a suit against the city. The district court denied relief, and the plaintiffs appealed. We affirm.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Andrew Christenson owned approximately eighteen acres in Johnston, whtáh he leased to ACCO Unlimited, a corporation solely owned by him. (We will refer to them collectively as Christenson.) Christenson contends the .city illegally condemned approximately ten acres…