Central Iowa R'y Co. v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wright Circuit Court. Action to restrain tlie collection of certain taxes. The relief asked was granted, and the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
The construction of a railway in "Wright county was commenced in May, 1881, and completed in November of tbat year. About seventy-nine acres of land are owned and used by tbe company as riglit of way. This land was assessed on tbe first day of January, 1881, to the then owners at the rate of five dollars per acre, and if assessed to the plaiutiff at the same rate the total amount thereof would be $895. Tbe length of tlie road in the *200county is slightly more than six miles. The executive council assessed the plaintiff on its said road at the rate or value of $2,000 a mile, the total assessment…
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