Monaghan v. Vanatta
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fremont District Court. — Hon. N. W. Macy, Judge. Action to enjoin the assessment and collection of a part of the alleged cost of excavating certain ditches. The contractors in a cross-petition prayed that their claim for unpaid balances be established, that the auditor issue warrants therefor, and the board of supervisors be ordered to mate an additional assessment of lands included in the drainage district, out of the proceeds of which to pay the same.
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Appeal from Fremont District Court. — Hon. N. W. Macy, Judge. Action to enjoin the assessment and collection of a part of the alleged cost of excavating certain ditches. The contractors in a cross-petition prayed that their claim for unpaid balances be established, that the auditor issue warrants therefor, and the board of supervisors be ordered to mate an additional assessment of lands included in the drainage district, out of the proceeds of which to pay the same. There was a decree awarding the plaintiffs the relief prayed as to any compensation for which warrants had not been issued and…
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
A bayou three and eight-tenths miles long curved to the southeast, and then back to the southwest, flowing through a narrow channel into the Missouri River. This channel was crossed by a wagon bridge six hundred feet from the river and the hayou by the railroad bridge about a mile further north. Into the north end of the bayou emptied an old county ditch, which extended to the north seven thousand four hundred feet, and beyond it was “Mule” slough. By appropriate proceedings the board of supervisors of Fremont County established a drainage district and ordered the construction of a bulkhead…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McCoy v. AbleIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
- Steckert v. City of East SaginawMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
- Ricketts v. Village of Hyde ParkIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
- Thompson v. MitchellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Racer v. WingateIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Littell v. Webster CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Miller v. City of GlenwoodSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
- Humboldt County v. Ward Bros.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1914
- Gjellefald v. Drainage District No. 42Supreme Court of Iowa · 1927
- Barz v. SawyerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
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