James Dejong, Sr. James Dejong, Jr., Appellees/cross-Appellants v. Sioux Center, Iowa, Appellants/cross-Appellees, Cotter & Company, Objector

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

James DeJong, Sr. and his son, James DeJong, Jr., leased space and opened a hardware store in a new city-owned shopping center. Although the DeJongs opened their store, the rest of the shopping center remained under construction for the next eight months, resulting in low customer traffic and low sales. The DeJongs lost money and had to close the store. They subsequently sued the city of Sioux Center (the City) for their losses. A jury awarded damages for breach of contract and promissory estoppel. The district court 2 granted judgment as a matter of law to the City on the…