Hanrahan v. Fox
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster Circuit Court. Pending proceedings before tbe Board of Supervisors for tbe establishment of a public road, tbe plaintiff filed a claim for damages in these words: “I hereby claim damages, to tbe amount of $125, by reason of tbe establishment of tbe Stanbra road, running in tbe northeast quarter of section 23, township 90, range 30, and tbe northwest quarter of northwest' quarter section 24, township 90,' range 30 west of the 5th P. M., Iowa.
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Appeal from Webster Circuit Court. Pending proceedings before tbe Board of Supervisors for tbe establishment of a public road, tbe plaintiff filed a claim for damages in these words: “I hereby claim damages, to tbe amount of $125, by reason of tbe establishment of tbe Stanbra road, running in tbe northeast quarter of section 23, township 90, range 30, and tbe northwest quarter of northwest' quarter section 24, township 90,' range 30 west of the 5th P. M., Iowa. John IIanraiian.” Appraisers were appointed, and plaintiff’s damages wei’e assessed at $15. Plaintiff appealed to the Circuit Court,…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
l.highway: o\rae?.e's';ioint I. It appears that the plaintiff was the owner, in his own right, of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section twenty-four, and that the northeast quarter of section twenty-three was owned by plaintiff and one Mathias Hanralian, jointly.
The plaintiff moved the the court for leave to make Mathias TTa.nrfl.ba.-n a party plaintiff with him. The motion was overruled.
There was no error in this ruling. ' Mathias Hanrahan did not claim damages before the board, and a claim could not properly be made for him upon appeal. He did not ask damages, and…
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