Supreme Court of Iowa February 23, 1994, 92-1313 (Lehigh Clay Products, Ltd. v. Iowa Department of Transportation)

TERNUS, Justice.

This case arises out of the condemnation of land by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). A jury awarded appellant, Le-high Clay Products, Ltd., damages of $350,-000 in compensation for the taking of its leasehold interest in the land condemned. The district court granted the DOT’s motion for new trial and denied its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.