Kosters v. Sioux County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Sioux District Court. — C. C. Bradley, Judge. Appeal from an award for damages in condemnation proceedings for the construction of a public highway.
1Opinion of the CourtFaville, J.
The appellee is the owner of a farm of 154 acres, in Sioux County. Prior to the proceedings involved in this action, there was a roadway extending along the west side of said farm, and one also on the south side. The right of way of the Great Northern Railway Company passes through the farm from north to south, a distance of about 75 rods from the west line of the farm. ' A small creek crosses the farm from the northwest to the southeast, and 'the railroad crosses said creek on a trestle about 80 feet in length, the piles of which are about 12 feet apart. There is pasture land on both sides…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Henry v. Dubuque & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1855
- Bracken v. City of AlbiaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Hanrahan v. FoxSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
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