Clark, Dodge & Co. v. City of Davenport
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scott District Court. Mandamus. The petition alleges that the plaintiffs recovered a judgment against the defendant in the District Court of Scott county, on the 14th day of February, A. D. 1860, for the sum of two thousand one hundred and sixty-four dollars; that $2,100 of said judgment was for interest on the bonds of said city, issued prior to January 22d, 1855; that four executions had been issued thereon, and returned nulla bona; “that by the laws of this…
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Appeal from Scott District Court. Mandamus. The petition alleges that the plaintiffs recovered a judgment against the defendant in the District Court of Scott county, on the 14th day of February, A. D. 1860, for the sum of two thousand one hundred and sixty-four dollars; that $2,100 of said judgment was for interest on the bonds of said city, issued prior to January 22d, 1855; that four executions had been issued thereon, and returned nulla bona; “that by the laws of this State, in relation to said city, it was the duty of the Mayor and Aldermen of said city, before said judgment was rendered…
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, C. J.
This cause is similar, .to the one between the parties which is reported in 12 Iowa, 335.
The plaintiffs filed their petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the levy of a specific tax to pay a judgment rendered against the city of Davenport, on the 14th of February, 1860, which was for interest on bonds issued by the city. Two thousand one hundred dollars of this judgment was for interest on bonds issued prior to the 22d day of January, 1855. Executions have been issued on said j udgments and returned nulla hona. It appears that a portion of the judgment has been paid; that at the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Minturn v. LarueSupreme Court of the United States · 1860
- State ex rel. Clark, Dodge & Co. v. City of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1861
3Cited by29 opinions
- Grant v. City of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Supervisors v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Van Eaton v. Town of SidneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1930
- Merriam v. Moody's ExecutorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Grand Island & Northern Wyoming Railroad v. BakerWyoming Supreme Court · 1896
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