Legal Opinion
Porter v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 16, 1947No. 46953PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, J.
This is an action in equity by plaintiffs who are owners of land outside of the Kennebec Drainage District in Monona County, Iowa, seeking to enjoin the Board Of Supervisors and the Sheriff of Monona County from condemning a right of way for the Kennebec drainage ditch through plaintiffs’ land, alleging it would be unfeasible, would result in irrevocable damages to plaintiffs, for which they would have no plain, speedy, or adequate remedy at law. Resistance was made by defendants as hereafter stated.
The Kennebec Drainage District was established by the Monona County Board of Supervisors…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hoover v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
- Denny v. Des Moines CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Bennett v. City of MarionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Barrett v. KempSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Talke Temple v. Hamilton CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Keith Puntenney, Laverne I. Johnson, Richard R. Lamb, Marian D. Johnson, Northwest Iowa Landowners Association, Iowa Farmland Owners Association, Inc., and the Sierra Club Iowa Chapter v. Iowa Utilities Board, and Office of Consumer Advocate and The Main Coalition, and Dakota Access, LLCSupreme Court of Iowa · 2019
- Thornberry v. State Board of RegentsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Rhodes v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1959
- Stellingwerf v. LenihanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
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