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TRACHTA v. IOWA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

No. 49301.

86 N.W.2d 849 (1957)

Ernest Edward TRACHTA and Darlene Trachta, Appellants, v. IOWA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, State of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 17, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. O'Connor, Iowa City, for appellants.

Norman A. Erbe, Atty. Gen. of Iowa, Daniel T. Flores, Ames, and Bryce M. Fisher, Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

LARSON, Justice.

Plaintiffs own a 160 acre farm located about 1½ miles south of Cedar Rapids in Linn County, Iowa. Relocation of Highway 218 by the State Highway Commission required a strip of land along the east side of the farm totaling 4.62 acres. In addition to the land taken, certain grading, paving, and culvert replacement on and under the new highway were alleged to have affected adversely the use, occupancy, and enjoyment of the farm. The new 200 foot...

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