Legal Opinion

State v. Weimer

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 22, 1884PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Lee District Court. Defendant was convicted of obstructing a highway, and' now appeals to this court.

1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.

I. The only evidence introduced by the state to prove that the road, for the obstructing of which defendant was indicted, is a lawfully established highway, consists of the commissioners’ road record, a book in the custody of the auditor of'the county, and'an official copy of the original plat of the road. There was evidence tending to show that the road indicated by these records'had been opened, and afterwards obstructed by defendant.

The road record fails to show that the notice required by the statute, Code, § 936) had been given, and there is no recitation or averment therein tending to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. BerrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1861
  2. Alcott v. AchesonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Richman v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
  2. Moffitt v. BrainardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
  3. Heery v. RobertsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  4. McBurney v. GravesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
  5. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. EllithorpeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889

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