Goodnow v. Stryker
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Webster Circuit Court. This action was brought by the plaintiff, as assignee of the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad Company, to recover for taxes paid by that company on certain land in Webster county, belonging to defendant, Stryker. The Dubuque & Sioux City Bailroad Co. claimed to be the owner of the land at the time the taxes were levied, and which land it conveyed by a deed of warranty.
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Appeal from, Webster Circuit Court. This action was brought by the plaintiff, as assignee of the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad Company, to recover for taxes paid by that company on certain land in Webster county, belonging to defendant, Stryker. The Dubuque & Sioux City Bailroad Co. claimed to be the owner of the land at the time the taxes were levied, and which land it conveyed by a deed of warranty. The circumstances under which the taxes were paid were for the most part substantially the same as those under which the taxes were paid in Goodnow v. Moulton, 51 Iowa, 555. The several matters…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
I. In Goodnow v. Moulton, the taxes were paid by the Iowa Homestead Co., and at a time when that „ faudmjay-Relief oíde3: recovery^' from owner. company claimed to be the owner of the land, and ^ was that the claim was made in good faith, though its validity was disputed by ths defendant. Mr. Justice Seevers, in his opinion in cage^ ga^. «When the taxes were jiaid, it was believed by said company that it was the owner of the lands, under the act of congress known as the railroad grant.”
The defendant contends that the 'case at bar differs from that case, becaiise the certification of the lands…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Goodenow v. LitchfieldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
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