Mason v. City of Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polh District Court. — HoN. G. P. Holmes, Judge. ActioN in equity to set aside special assessments made on account of curbing, and for other relief; There'was a hearing on the merits, and a decree for the plaintiffs. The defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BobiNSON, O. J.
1 The city of Des Moines is a city of the first class, and the other defendants are the members of its board of public works, its mayor, clerk, and Fred Stehm & Son, contractors. In the year 1892 the city entered into a contract with Stehm & Son, by which the latter agreed to construct, of sand, gravel, and cement, a curbing on West Grand avenue. A curbing was constructed, which was accepted by the city as a fulfillment of the contract. A part of the curbing was made in front of tracts of land owned by the plaintiffs, Edward ft. Mason and William Foster, and assessments for the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Carthan v. LangSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Jamison v. WeaverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
- Dietz v. Capital City Brick & Pipe Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Fisher v. ChaffeeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Goodwin v. HilliardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Crawford v. MasonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Western Asphalt Paving Corp. v. City of MarshalltownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
- Marine National Exchange Bank v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1944
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