Delmonica Hotel Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jaclcson District Court. — Hon. J" ~W. Bollinger, Judge. Action of forcible entry and detainer. Trial to a jury, verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.- — •
1Opinion of the Court
Deemer, J.-
*6611 *660-The controversy is over the possession of a strip of land about three feet wide between two lots in the city of Maquoketa, one of which is owned by plaintiff, and the other by defendant’s lessor. Plaintiff contends that it has been in the peaceable occupation and possession of this strip for many years, and that defendant forcibly entered into the possession thereof, and unlawfully detained the same, when this action was commenced. The defendant denies plaintiff’s prior occupancy and possession, and pleads his own possession, and title in his lessor. At the trial in the district…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Frandsen v. C., R. I. & P. R. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Parker v. Georgia Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Emsley v. BennettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Niles v. SpragueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1862
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- Armstrong v. James & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1912
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