Wolfe v. Iowa Railway & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — F. O. Ellison, Judge. Condemnation proceeding for railroad right of way purposes. Both parties appealed from the award of the sheriff’s jury. In the district court, the appeals were consolidated and tried as one case. From the award and judgment in the district court, the defendant has appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
1. Eminent domain: compensation: person" “owner”': vendor- and vendee. I. The three plaintiffs are named in the proceedings as purported owners and parties in interest in the real estate involved. The condemnation proceedings were instituted by the defendant railway company, the award of the sheriff’s jury was made on October 31, 1913. At that time, plaintiff „ , , , , , , , Maybauer held the legal title to the land involved herein, being a farm of 80 acres, subject to a contract of sale entered into by him with his coplaintiffs, John D. Wolfe and Thomas L. Wolfe, whereby Maybauer agreed to…
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