Porter v. Iowa State Highway Commission

In the determination of this appeal the facts are controlling. Near the northeast corporate limits of Des Moines, Primary Highway No. 64 and U. S. Highway No. 6 intersect at a sharp angle. No. 64 extends northeast to Marshalltown from this intersection and No. 6 extends directly east for about two and one-half miles to the town of Altoona, and then generally east over a route with many turns and curves to Colfax, Newton, Grinnell, and points beyond.

The land involved in this condemnation proceeding is between the intersection with No. 64 and Altoona, and the land owned by the plaintiffs is…