Clark v. Martin
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — J. W. Anderson, Judge. Suit to enjoin the collection of' a special 'assessment levied on plaintiff’s lots, resulted, on hearing, in the dismissal of the petition. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1. Municipal corporations • public improvements : permanent sidewalks: authorization. It appeared; on hearing, that plaintiff owned Lots 5 to 11, inclusive, in Block 1 of Mile’s Addition to the Incorporated Town of Oto, except the south one foot of Lot 11, having a frontage of 174 feet. There was a building on each of the three south lots, 9, 10 and 11. On August 7, 1912, the town council met in special session, and adopted a motion “that the street and alley committee should, after examining, be empowered to condemn any walk or crossing, and order new walks, or repairs as they saw fit, also…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wattles v. South Omaha Ice & Coal Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1897
- Fuchs v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Farraher v. City of KeokukSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Kneebs v. City of SiouxSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
- Stutsman v. City of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
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