Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Story County Sheriff
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 1, 2000No. 98-0030PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.
The main question here is whether damage to private property caused by law enforcement officers while executing' an arrest warrant is a taking of private property under article I, section 18 of the Iowa Constitution, triggering the 'property owner’s right to compensation. In a small claims action brought by plaintiff property owner, Jim Kelley, against defendants Story County and the Story County sheriff, the district court judge concluded that the damage caused to plaintiffs property did not amount to a taking of private property under article I, section 18 of the…
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