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Sowadzki v. Salt Lake County

Utah Supreme Court

Decided June 11, 1909No. 2003PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Third District; Hon. G. W. Morse, Judge. Action by Paule Sowadzki against Salt Lake County. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. APPELLANT^ POINTS.

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Appeal from District Court, Third District; Hon. G. W. Morse, Judge. Action by Paule Sowadzki against Salt Lake County. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. APPELLANT^ POINTS. Under the law in force in the Territory of Utah, at the time of the alleged dedication, to-wit, October 30, 1891, there was no statutory authority for filing the alleged plat, because the land described in said plat and comprised within the limits of the so-called Wabash Avenue was situated outside of the limits of any city, town or village. See volume 1, p>. 287, sec. 146, Utah Compiled Laws 1888. See Laws of…

1Opinion of the Court

ERICK* J.

Appellant brought this action to restrain the respondent, its officers and agentsj from interfering with her property. In July, 1890, one Dankowski was the owner of a five-acre tract of land lying south of the city of Salt Lake in Salt Lake county. After surveying and dividing said tract into lots, said Dankowski made a plat thereof, and, after having the same certified to by the county surveyor and approved by the probate judge, duly acknowledged and filed' the same for record in the office of the county recorder of Salt Lake County. The land aforesaid was surveyed, platted, and a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Town of San Leandro v. Le BretonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Niles v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Kimball v. City of KenoshaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1856
  4. Murphy v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Briel v. City of NatchezMississippi Supreme Court · 1873

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3Cited by32 opinions

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  3. Hall v. North Ogden CityUtah Supreme Court · 1946
  4. White v. Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1952
  5. Tooele City v. ElkingtonUtah Supreme Court · 1941

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