Banks v. City of Ames

CARTER, Justice.

Landowners in the vicinity of a proposed sewage treatment facility appeal from district court orders in an injunction action seeking to halt the location of the project on or near plaintiffs’ property, and a certio-rari proceeding challenging the legality of eminent domain proceedings for purposes of acquiring land for the facility from plaintiffs Harold L. Banks and Roberta J. Banks.

Plaintiffs Harold L. Banks and Roberta J. Banks own farmland adjoining the Skunk River, a part of which has been selected by the city of Ames as the site for the construction of a new sewage…