Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. F. Starkweather, Street Commissioner
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Sioux District Court. — Hon. George W. Wakefield, Judge. This is a certiorari proceeding, for the review of the action of the council of the incorporated town of Boyden, in extending a street across the depot grounds of the plaintiff. There was a trial on the merits, and a judgment dismissing the petition. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The plaintiff owns and operates a railway which extends from the city of Milwaukee, in the state of Wisconsin, westward, through Iowa, to *160Chamberlain, in South Dakota. The incorporated town of Boy den is on that line, in Sioux county; and .the defendants are the mayor, trustees, and street commissioner of that town. The railway extends from east to west through the town, and separates the part which contains most of the inhabitants, and which' is north of the depot grounds, from the part which is south of- it. Main street extends from north to south on each side of the depot grounds, but…
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