Iowa Power & Light Co. v. Stortenbecker

SNELL, Judge.

In conjunction with its construction of an electric transmission line from Council Bluffs to Des Moines, plaintiff Iowa Power and Light Company acquired, by eminent domain, an easement across defendants’ farm. The easement measured 150 feet wide and 1,310 feet long and contained 4.5 acres. One two-pole structure was placed on the farm. The Condemnation Commission awarded the defendants damages of $11,250. Both Iowa Power and the landowners appealed, and on trial the jury returned a verdict of $19,850. From the district court’s entry of judgment upon this verdict, Iowa Power now…