Legal Opinion

Bowlus v. City of Iola

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 11, 1910No. 16,716PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Allen district court; Oscar Foust, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

*775The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The following sketch shows certain blocks, lots, streets, avenues and alleys as they appear on the plat of the city of Iola:

The plat bears the following legend: Avenues, 100 feet wide; streets, 80 feet wide; alleys, 15 feet wide.

It will be observed that tracts 79 and 82 are separated by unnamed ways fifteen feet wide, the same as those which run north and south through the centers *776of tracts 82 and 83. Consequently such ways are alleys, and not streets or avenues.

The city paved Sycamore street, and in making the assessment to pay for the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. City of Ottawa v. BarneySupreme Court of Kansas · 1872
  2. Olsson v. City of TopekaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1889
  3. McGrew v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1902

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Martin v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1957
  2. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. City of ChanuteSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
  3. Berndt v. City of OttawaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1956
  4. Weeks v. HetlandNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1925
  5. Balanced Rock Scenic Attractions, Inc. v. Town of ManitouCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930

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