Lippencott v. Allander
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Van Bwren District Court. W. A. Lippincott and A. J. Kerr, respectively made application to the board of supervisors of Yan Burén county for license to keep a ferry across the Des Moines river, at Bentonsport. Lippencott, at-the time of making his application, and when final action was had thereon, held a license, then about to expire, and was operating a ferry at that point. At the September Term, 1866, the board granted the license to Kerr.
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Appeal from Van Bwren District Court. W. A. Lippincott and A. J. Kerr, respectively made application to the board of supervisors of Yan Burén county for license to keep a ferry across the Des Moines river, at Bentonsport. Lippencott, at-the time of making his application, and when final action was had thereon, held a license, then about to expire, and was operating a ferry at that point. At the September Term, 1866, the board granted the license to Kerr. Lippencott appealed from this action of the board to the District Court. In the District Court, Kerr, appealing as defendant, moved to…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
It is claimed by appellant that, under section 267 of tbe Revision, an appeal is allowed in this case to tbe District Court from tbe action of the board of supervisors in refusing to grant the license to him and in granting it to Kerr. It has been held by this court that appeals, in proper cases, are allowed from the action of the board of supervisors under this section, which is made applicable to that body by section 330 of the Revision. Umbarger v. Bean et al., 15 Iowa, 256; Prosser v. Wapello Co., 18 Id. 330; Garber v. Clayton Co., 19 Id. 29.
The question then to be determined is this,…
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