Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. City of Centerville
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Appanoose District Court. — Hon. D. M. Anderson, Judge. The opinion states the ease. —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The city council of Centerville, having caused certain of its streets to be paved, assessed the cost of the improvement upon the abutting property, including certain property belonging to the plaintiff. When the council met for the purpose of hearing objections to the assessments, *446tlie plaintiff appeared and denied that its property was liable to bear any part of the expense. Numerous grounds are assigned for this objection, but only the following are insisted upon:
1. That, as proposition of law, no special benefits accrue to a railway company from the paving of a street abutting on or…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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