Goodfellow v. Riggs
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Tama District Court. — Hon. G\ M. Gtlohrist, Judge. Action for trespass. There was a judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
1. h ghways ' dedication dence.: eTl' I. The plaintiff is the owner of the northeast quarter of section 1, township 86, in Tama county. The defendants are road supervisors. The plaintiff’s land along the north line is unfenced. In the spring of. 1888, he sowed and planted his land with grain along the north line. When the crops were growing the defendants plowed and destroyed the same for the width of thirty-three feet from the line, under a claim that there was a public highway along the north line of plaintiff’s land of sixty-six feet in width. The action being for damage for the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. BirminghamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Selz & Co. v. BeldenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Los Angeles v. McCollumCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- Larson v. ThomaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- State v. CaterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918