McGrew v. Town of Lettsville
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeals from Louisa Gvrouit Court. Action in chancery to restrain defendants, the town of Lettsville and its officers, from opening certain streets and alleys, which plaintiff's aver have been vacated. A motion to dissolve a temporary injunction allowed in the case, made after answer, and after an agreed statement of facts was filed by the parties, was overruled, and thereupon defendants appeal. The causes being alike as to the facts and pleadings, are submitted together.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck J.
1. cities and towns : vacation of plat : who may vacate : "proprietors :" Code §§ 563, 564. I. The record before us shows that plaintiffs, owned separately certain lots and blocks in the town of Lettsville, which were used, with other lands ^ey owned adjacent thereto, for agricultural purposes; no streets or alleys ever having been opened through them. They united in a written instrument, prescribed by Code, § 563, for the purpose of vacating that part of the town plat covering the blocks, lots and streets in question. We think the record *151shows that plaintiffs are the separate owners…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lorenzen v. PrestonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
3Cited by4 opinions
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- City of Lamoure v. LasellNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1914
- Bowersox v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- McKinney v. RowlandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1924