Kaperonis v. Iowa State Highway Commission

Plaintiff was the owner of real estate in Sioux City described as the West 75 feet of Lot 6, Block 22, East Sioux City, which was condemned for public purposes by the Iowa State Highway Commission. A duly appointed condemnation commission fixed the value of the property at $2800, and plaintiff appealed to the district court. There the case was tried to the court without a jury, resulting in a judgment that the value of the property taken was $3350. Plaintiff being dissatisfied with this award appeals to this court.

I. The only error assigned for reversal is that the amount awarded by the trial…