Tretter v. Chicago Great Western Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marshall District Court. — Hon. J. M. Parker, Judge. Action for damages' resulted in judgment against defendant, from whidh it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
The two lots belonging to plaintiff and containing about five 'acres of land are bounded on the southeast by the right of way of the Chicago & Northwestern Eailway Company, parallel with which and immediately beyond is the right of way of the Chicago Great Western Eailway Company. These lots are lower than the land surrounding them, and the Vater gathering on them flows through a natural depression from the northwest to the southeast, passing therefrom beneath a bridge sixteen or eighteen feet long in the roadbed of the Chicago & Northwestern Eailway Company, and prior to July, 1907, under a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Livingston v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
- Harvey v. Mason City & Fort Dodge RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Sullens v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Wharton v. StevensSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- Drake v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1884
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