Skaff v. Sioux City

SNELL, Justice.

Plaintiffs in a law action claimed damages from defendant city alleging unreasonable delay in the prosecution of eminent domain proceedings to acquire plaintiffs’ business property and for interference with their use of the property while the proceedings were pending.

The city denied the material allegations of the petition. Affirmative defenses originally pleaded are not argued on appeal.

The trial court found the city as con-demnor had not in good faith diligently instituted and prosecuted the eminent domain proceedings, and that the delay was unreasonable giving rise to this…