Legal Opinion
Business Ventures, Inc. v. Iowa City
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 15, 1975No. 2-56006PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Justice.
The City of Iowa City, Iowa, instituted a proceeding to acquire by condemnation approximately two and one-half acres from a 34.6 acre tract owned by Business Ventures, Inc.
The owner appealed the condemnation commission’s $16,000 award to district court, where the jury fixed the damages at $47,750. The city appeals here, and we affirm.
The affected unimproved 34.6 acre “Eng-lert tract” lies in the northern part of the city. Taft speedway runs along its southerly boundary, an unnamed road flanks it on the west, and Foster road abuts it on the north. On the east it fronts…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Long v. City of Highland ParkMichigan Supreme Court · 1950
- Keller v. City of Council Bluffs, IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
- Ferris v. RileySupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
- State ex rel. Tingley v. GurdaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
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3Cited by38 opinions
- State v. TaggartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
- City of Council Bluffs v. CainSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- In re Town of IslipNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Hill v. London, Stetelman, & Kirkwood, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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