Wapsipinicon Power Co. v. Waterhouse
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Milo P. Smith, Judge. Proceeding for a.liceuse to construct a dam. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
damltesT wiieu con8tinuingWliei1 Plaintiffs, on March 30, 1914, instituted proceedings in the district court of Linn County, under Chapter 1, Title X, of the Code, for a license to increase the height of a dam across the Wapsipinicon Eiver> for the purpose of providing power f°r an electric power plant. A dam had, for many years, been maintained across the river, a short distance above the present structure, which was erected and completed before the petition was filed.
At the suit of property owners affected by the dam, a writ of injunction, restraining plaintiffs from overflowing their…
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