Legal Opinion
City of Davenport v. Allen
U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Decided January 27, 1903No. 243PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Equity. On demurrer to answer and cross-bill.
1Opinion of the Court
McPHERSON, District Judge.
This case is by a bill in equity brought in the state court at Davenport, Iowa. The plaintiff is a city under a special charter under the laws of Iowa, and for the purposes of this case a city of the first class, under the laws of Iowa. The defendants are all, save one, citizens of other states, and that other is a citizen of Rome, Italy. On the ground of diverse citizenship, on petition of defendants, the case was removed to this court.
From the bill the following facts appear; In 1896 the plaintiff, by its counsel, directed the paving and curbing of Eddy street and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ft. Dodge Electric Light & Power Co. v. City of Ft. DodgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Allen v. City of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- City of Burlington v. QuickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Allen v. City of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Wetmore v. MarshSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
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3Cited by4 opinions
- North American Graphite Corp. v. AllanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Water, Light & Gas Co. v. City of HutchinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1908
- McNamara v. McAllisterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Johnson v. Coal Bluff Mining Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1931