Young v. Gormley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lynn District Court. — Hon. W. G. Thompson, Judge. ■■ The land included in Young’s addition to Mt. Yernon was acquired by S. T. Young in 1854, and by him platted in 3860. The tract in controversy is a strip sixty-six feet wide, lying between lot 3 and lots 4 and 12, extending from Main street in a northeasterly direction to the quarter-section line.
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Appeal from Lynn District Court. — Hon. W. G. Thompson, Judge. ■■ The land included in Young’s addition to Mt. Yernon was acquired by S. T. Young in 1854, and by him platted in 3860. The tract in controversy is a strip sixty-six feet wide, lying between lot 3 and lots 4 and 12, extending from Main street in a northeasterly direction to the quarter-section line. Between it and Munroe street lies a portion of lot 5, which appears to have been acquired by the town some years ago. Young died in 1896, and the plaintiffs are his widow and' heirs. A dispute arose between them and town authorities as…
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
A strip of land had been in dispute for several years. It was claimed by the incorporated town of Mt. Yernon as a street — Penn street— extending from Main street, between lot 3 and lots 4 and 12 of Young’s addition, to the quarter-section line, but separated from Munroe street by a part of lot 5. It was claimed by plaintiffs as an inheritance from S. T. Young, who had platted the addition, and also because of adverse possession. The ' pleadings put in issue: (1) The existence of this street; (2) whether defendants, in what they did, were acting officially; (3) If not, whether they corruptly…
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