Wilson v. Fleming

Plaintiffs other than Heck own a farm of 298 acres (before the condemnation) southeast of Washington, Iowa. Heck occupied the farm- — plaintiffs say as tenant. Defendant railroad contends he was a partner of the owners'. Defendant condemned a strip of 9.84 acres for right of way across the farm. (We disregard the fact trustees for the railroad are also defendants.) The strip separates the buildings, except for a feeding barn near the center of the land, from most of the remainder of the farm.

On June 26, 1946, a sheriff’s jury awarded plaintiff owners damages of $21,625 and plaintiff Heck…