Durst v. City of Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. James A. Howe, Judge. The plaintiff appeals from an order sustaining a demurrer to his petition.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
Plaintiff owned the east half of lot 1 and the east half of lot 18, in Sheppard’s addition to the city of Des Moines. Each of these half lots was forty-one feet, extending east and west, by sixty-seven feet north and south ¿butting on East Second Street. The city caused this street to be paved from Grand Avenue to Maple Street and- special assessments were levied as follows:
*372100.5 sq. yd. abutting on east half lot 1 at $2.13. .$214.07
Proportion of intersection on 67 linear feet...... 48.83
Pro rata expense ............................ 3.48
Total...................................$266.38
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bennett v. City of EmmetsburgSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Nixon v. City of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Owens v. City of MarionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. v. LindquistSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- Gallaher v. GarlandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
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- Durst v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
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- Hansen v. City of Missouri ValleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
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