Thornberry v. State Board of Regents

RAWLINGS, Justice.

From judgment entered on jury verdict awarding damages to plaintiffs for property taken by eminent domain proceedings, and denial of a new trial, they appeal. We reverse.

For purposes of campus developments, defendant Board of Regents initially adopted a resolution directing condemnation of land owned by plaintiffs, described as, The North one-third of the West one-half of Lot 4, Block 92, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa.

Pursuant to this board action the condemnation commissioners met and assessed damages.

From the award thus made plaintiffs appealed to the district court. As…