Legal Opinion
Lehigh Clay Products, Ltd. v. Iowa Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 20, 1996No. 94-1381PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
The appellant, Lehigh Clay Products, Ltd. (Lehigh), was a lessee of mineral rights in Webster County that were taken by an eminent domain proceeding initiated by the ap-pellee, Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT). The compensation commission valued the interest that was taken from Lehigh at $3000. In a jury trial that was held in connection with Lehigh’s statutory appeal of the award, Lehigh’s just compensation was fixed at $350,000. The district court granted IDOT’s motion for new trial, but on the subsequent appeal, Lehigh Clay Prods., Ltd. v. Iowa Dep’t of Transp., 512…
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