Ballou v. Elder
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wright District Court. — Hon. D. B. Hind-man, Judge. Proceedings by certiorai to determine the legality of a highway alleged to have been established through land of the plaintiff. There was a trial by the court, which resulted in a judgment in favor of the defendants for costs. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The plaintiff is the owner of the east one-half of the northwest one-quarter and the northwest one-quarter of the northwest one-quarter of section 27, in township 92 north, of range 23 west. He acquired the ownership of the tract last described, whichds known as the “Dalrymple 40,” in the year 1891. *694His dwelling house and outbuildings are in the northwest part of the eighty-acre tract, near its west boundary line. North and west of these buildings are a grove and fruit trees, and a short distance west of the boundary line, on the Dalrymple 40, are fruit and other trees. In February, 1892, a…
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