Gregory v. Kirkman Consolidated Independent School District
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal'from Shelby District Court. — Earl Peters, Judge. Appeal from a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury on an appeal to the district court from an award of referees in a condemnation proceeding wherein certain land of the plaintiff was appropriated by the defendant school district for school purposes. Plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtDe Graff, J.
— A parcel of land consisting of four acres and belonging to the plaintiff was condemned for school purposes in conformity to law and an award was made. Not being satisfied with the amount of damages awarded, an appeal was taken to the district court by the plaintiff landowner and the *580jury returned a verdict in the sum of $1,260. The four acres in question at the time of its appropriation constituted a part of a well-improved farm of 130 acres and was situated about two blocks south of the main street in the town of Kirkman, Iowa.
The evidence bearing on the value of the land is in conflict,.…
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