Giese Construction Co. v. Randa

DONIELSON, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff/appellant, Giese Construction Company, Inc., (“Giese”), had contracted with the City of Clear Lake, Iowa, to complete a street paving project in the fall of 1990. The project required Giese to widen and lower the street located in front of the vacation home of the defendant/appellee Mr. August Randa. Due to the change in elevation of the street, the project rendered driveways on abutting properties unusable.

It was the responsibility of individual homeowners to arrange and pay for modification of their driveways to accommodate the new street width and…