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Name: Opinion and/or Further Review Conferences
Start: 2021-01-14T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2021-01-14T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Iowa Court of Appeals

Lay Landowner Cannot Testify About Specific Comparable Sales to Support the Valuation of His Land Without Expert Testimony, Iowa Supreme Court Rules

by Spencer Cady | 5.06

Iowa has long recognized what is know as “the property owner rule,” which permits a landowner to testify as a non-expert in condemnation cases about the landowner’s opinion of the value of its own property. Iowa has also long recognized that property values can be...

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