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BUSINESS VENTURES, INC. v. IOWA CITY

No. 2-56006.

234 N.W.2d 376 (1975)

BUSINESS VENTURES, INC., Appellee, v. IOWA CITY, Iowa, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 15, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay H. Honohan of Honohan, Epley & Lyon, Iowa City, for appellant.

William L. Meardon of Meardon, Sueppel, Downer & Hayes, Iowa City, for appellee.

Heard by MOORE, C. J., and REES, UHLENHOPP, REYNOLDSON and McCORMICK, JJ.

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 "Englert tract" lies in the northern part of the city. Taft...

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