Legal Opinion

State v. Gould

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 23, 1875PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Buchanan District Court. The defendant was indicted for obstructing a highway known as the Dubuque State Road. ITe was tried, convicted, fined ten dollars and ordered to remove the obstruction. He appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.

As we understand the abstract, a highway, known as the Dubuque State Koad, was regularly located and established 1 highway--oifinsteuc-ti°u. upon the second connection line between Byron and Liberty townships, in Buchanan county. It is for obstructing this road, by building a fence on the north line of his farm, in Liberty township, which, it is claimed, is within the limits of said road, that defendant is indicted. In 1858 the first work was done on this road. At that time Neville, the road supervisor, procured one Bemis to designate the correction line between said townships for the purpose…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. WelptonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
  2. State v. CrowSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. O'BrienCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Quinn v. BaageSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  3. State ex rel. Rowe v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1911
  4. State v. LightfootSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  5. People v. Le BaronCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928

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