District Township v. District Township
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Glarlee Cvrowit Oourt. Ti-ie plaintiff in this action claimed that on the 19 th day of April, 1862, the board of directors of Troy and Doyle townships detached certain lands named in the petition from Doyle township and annexed them to Troy township for school purposes, and that afterwards certain taxes were levied in said territory and collected by the treasurer, and by biro, paid to tlie defendant and by it appropriated.
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Appeal from, Glarlee Cvrowit Oourt. Ti-ie plaintiff in this action claimed that on the 19 th day of April, 1862, the board of directors of Troy and Doyle townships detached certain lands named in the petition from Doyle township and annexed them to Troy township for school purposes, and that afterwards certain taxes were levied in said territory and collected by the treasurer, and by biro, paid to tlie defendant and by it appropriated. This action is brought for the recovery of the amount of said taxes for the years 1869 to 18T5, both inclusive. Trial was had to the court and the plaintiff’s…
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
i. school disbounciaries: statute. I. The plaintiff claims that the boards of directors of both Doyle and Troy townships consented to a trans-*>er °*’ ^e territory in question from Doyle to Troy township, and that they neglected to have any record made of their action. The only record which appears is on the books of Doyle township, of date April 19, 1862, as follows: “On motion of J. Rilea sections 1, 2 and 3, and north half of sections 10 and 11, should be attached to Troy township for school j>urposes.” It is admitted'that the lands in question were assessed in Doyle township for the years…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dist. Township v. Ind. Dist.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1875
3Cited by1 opinion
- Hancock v. District TownshipSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889