Douglas D. Hickman and Susan A. Hickman
v.
Ringgold County, Iowa
Appellant
Douglas D. Hickman and Susan A. Hickman
Appellee
Ringgold County, Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
Robert W. Goodwin
Attorney for the Appellee
Jami J. Hagemeier
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Ringgold County, John D. Lloyd, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Potterfield and Mullins, JJ. Lloyd, S.J., takes no part. Opinion by Vaitheswaran, P.J. (6 pages)
Douglas and Susan Hickman appeal the district court’s denial of injunctive relief regarding their challenge to Ringgold County’s condemnation of a portion of their land, contending Iowa Code section 6A.22 (2018) “restricts and prohibits the authority of a county to condemn private land to facilitate private use and/or for economic development.” OPINION HOLDS: Because the County was statutorily authorized to upgrade the road, we affirm the court’s dismissal of the Hickmans’ challenge to the County’s condemnation notice.
