Legal Opinion
Iowa Department of Transportation v. Soward
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 5, 2002No. 00-0861PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAYORATO, Chief Justice.
Landowners appeal from a district court ruling denying their request for payment of expert witness fees as “costs occasioned by the appeal” in a condemnation action, pursuant to Iowa Code section 6B.33 (1997). We find no error in the ruling and therefore affirm.
I. Background Facts and Proceedings.
The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) condemned property owned by John and Deborah Soward and a corporate entity formed by the Sowards, SNL, Inc. (hereinafter collectively “Sowards”). On August 19,1998, the Polk County Compensation Commission awarded the Sowards…
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