Hanley v. Iowa Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Guthrie District Court. — Lorin N. Hays, Judge. This is a condemnation proceeding, under the provisions of Section 2120-n et seq., Code Supplement, 1913. From the assessment of the sheriff’s jury, the condemnor corporation appealed to the district court. From an adverse judgment there, it has again appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The landowner did not appeal from the assessment of the sheriff’s jury. The case being docketed in the district court on the appeal of the condemning corporation, and the trial thereof having been begun, the corporation dismissed its appeal. The landowner objected to such dismissal, and insisted upon a trial of the proceeding. The trial court sustained the objection, and denied to the corporation the right to dismiss its appeal. By further proceedings, a larger verdict was rendered in the district court than that rendered by the sheriff’s jury. The first question presented herein for our…
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