Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 468.24 (2026)

Appraisers

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If the board shall find that such improvement will materially benefit said lands, will be conducive to the public health, convenience, welfare, benefit, or utility, and that the law has been complied with as to form and substance of the petition, the service of notice, and the survey and report of the engineer, and that said improvement should be made, then if any claims for damages shall have been filed, further proceedings shall be continued to an adjourned, regular, or special session, the date of which shall be fixed at the time of adjournment, and of which all interested parties shall take notice, and the auditor shall appoint three appraisers to assess damages, one of whom shall be an engineer, and two freeholders of the county who shall not be interested in nor related to any person interested in the proposed improvement, and the said appraisers shall take and subscribe an oath to examine the said premises, ascertain and impartially assess all damages according to their best judgment, skill, and ability. [S13, §1989-a5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7449; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.30] 89 Acts, ch 126, §2 CS89, §468.24 Referred to in §468.22, 468.210

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: Hicks v. Franklin Cnty. Auditor, 514 N.W.2d 431 (Iowa 1994).

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Hicks v. Franklin Cnty. Auditor, 514 N.W.2d 431 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 468.24 -.26. We agree. See 25 Am.”

Peterson v. Bd. of Trs. of Drainage Dist. No. 5, 625 N.W.2d 707 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 2× “The board of trustees, acting pursuant to section 468.24, appointed an appraisal committee for purposes of determining damages to the surrounding landowners as a consequence of the drainage improvement.”

Peterson v. Bd. of Trust. Drain. Dt. No. 5, 625 N.W.2d 707 (Iowa 2001). · cites it 2× “The board of trustees, acting pursuant to section 468.24, appointed an appraisal committee for purposes of determining damages to the surrounding landowners as a consequence of the drainage improvement.”

Abbas v. Franklin Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to Iowa Code section 468.24 (2019), the Board appointed three appraisers (one engineer and two disinterested landowners) to assess the plaintiffs’ damages.”

Marabelle Ann 'Le' Abbas; Marabelle Abbas Trust; Matthew Abbas; Harland Duane Abbas Trust; Patricia F. Hanson; Patricia Hanson; Ten-K Farms, Inc; Bruce C. Reid; Lynette Meyer & Roy & Neva Stover Trust v. Franklin Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, Mike Nolte, Gary McVicker, & Chris Vanness as Trs. of Drainage Dist. No. 28 (Iowa 2025). · cites it 2× “The Board appointed an appraisal committee pursuant to Iowa Code section 468.24 to assess damage claims asserted by affected landowners, including the plaintiffs.”

Philip Naeve, Marilynne J. Naeve, Kyndra Naeve Walton, Camille Naeve Urban, Naeve Farm, Inc., & the Philip & Marilynne Naeve Trust v. Humboldt Cnty. Drainage Dist. 126, Humboldt Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors & Its Members, Harley Hett, Jerry Haverly, Harlan Hansen, John M. Christianson & Carl Mattes (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code section 468.24 provides once the board votes to establish the district, it shall appoint three commissioners to assess benefits and classify the lands affected by the improvement.”

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