Kepple v. City of Keokuk
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee Circuit Court. This is an action to recover damages for tbe alleged wrongful change of the grade of a street in front of certain lots and buildings owned by the plaintiffs. There was a trial by jury, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for the defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBothbock, J.
— It appears from the evidence that the plaintiffs are the owners of three lots in Beid’s addition to Keokuk. These lots front on Fifth street, and are about one hundred and twenty feet west of the intersection of Fifth and Cedar streets. Immediately west of plaintiff’s lots there is a stream called “ Bloody Bun,” which crosses Fifth street at a right angle. In 1813, the grantors of the plaintiffs erected buildings upon said lots, with reference to the level or surface of Fifth street at that time. Before the buildings were erected, the city council had by ordinance established the grade of…
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