Collins v. Davis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee Circuit Court. This is a proceeding for a writ of certiorari. The petition and amended petition in .substance allege that plaintiff is a resident taxpayer of the city of Keokuk, and brings the suit in his individual capacity, and for the public; that the defendants compose the city council of the city of Keokuk; that the assessor of the city of Keokuk for the year 1880 duly assessed the Commercial Bank, a banking corporation under the laws of Iowa, resident…
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Appeal from Lee Circuit Court. This is a proceeding for a writ of certiorari. The petition and amended petition in .substance allege that plaintiff is a resident taxpayer of the city of Keokuk, and brings the suit in his individual capacity, and for the public; that the defendants compose the city council of the city of Keokuk; that the assessor of the city of Keokuk for the year 1880 duly assessed the Commercial Bank, a banking corporation under the laws of Iowa, resident within said city, at $35,000, and returned said assessment list to the city council for equalization, and the board of…
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
i. MTOneiPAi. eori>ovai.ions: eertionri: wluviaay maintain. I. The first and second grounds of demurrer, which the court overruled are as follows: 1. Because the plaintiff in said application has not such interest in the ... ,, ,. ,, . . . . , . subiect-matter ot this suit as authorizes him to 0 bring the same. 2. Because plaintiff has no legal right to sue.
The plaintiff alleges that he is a resident taxpayer of the city of Keokuk, and that the receipt of the money upon the reduced assessment of $17,000 was illegal, and void, and without authority of law, and contrary to the best interests of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State ex rel. Rice v. County JudgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1858
- Roosevelt v. . DraperNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Craft v. Com'rs Jackson Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1870
- Ryan v. VargaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Rice v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Iowa National Bank v. StewartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930
- Massey v. City Council of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
- Hemmer v. BonsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Richards v. Iowa Department of Revenue & FinanceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
- Abbott v. Iowa CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1938
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