Legal Opinion

Huxley v. Conway

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 14, 1939No. 44412PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSager, J.

For convenience, the defendant, board of railroad commissioners, and its constituent members, will be referred to as the board, and their co-defendant, as the railroad. The plaintiff will be spoken of as the town.

On June 28, 1935, on application of the railroad, resisted by the town, the defendant board made an order affecting a certain overhead crossing over Third avenue in the plaintiff town. Something is said in argument to the effect that Third avenue had not been legally established, and that the town itself had not been shown to have been legally incorporated. Since both of these…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Wabash Railroad v. DefianceSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Tiedt v. CarstensenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
  3. Taylor v. Michigan Public Utilities CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Bear v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  5. Board of Railroad Commissioners v. Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1888

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Llewellyn v. Iowa State Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  2. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Iowa State Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
  3. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. Iowa State Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
  4. Chicago, B. & QR Co. v. IOWA STATE COMMERCE COM'NSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960

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