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Sunrise Developing Co. v. Iowa Department of Transportation

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided November 29, 1993No. 93-46PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEEFE, Senior Judge.

The ease concerns approximately 38.5 acres of land in Polk County condemned by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) for use as a borrow. The condemned property was a portion of a tract of land owned by the Sunrise Developing Company which the company planned to develop, but which had been used for agricultural purposes. Fill dirt from the condemned land is to be used by the DOT for road construction. The Polk County compensation commission appraised Sunrise’s damages at $124,750. Sunrise appealed to the district court and the matter proceeded to a jury trial.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Iowa-Illinois Gas & Elec. Co. v. Black & VeatchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1993
  2. Nedrow v. Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1953
  3. Harris v. JonesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  4. Comstock v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
  5. Dolezal v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. Nda Farms, L.L.C. and Connie J. Veasman v. City of Ames, Iowa Through the Ames Municipal Electric SystemCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2017
  4. Shirley A. Smith, As Of The Estate Of Donald E. Smith And Shirley A. Smith, Individually Vs. Alan R. Koslow And Iowa Heart Center, P.c.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2008
  5. Smith v. City of Pleasant HillCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2018

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