State v. Cameron
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk Distmct Court. — Lawrence DeGraff, Judge. The indictment charges the defendants with the crime of nuisance. Trial to a jury. There was a directed verdict for the defendants, and the State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
*263exemp”ionLfrom prosecution: performance of governmental functions: nuisance. *262The indictment charges that the defendants, as members of the executive committee of the state board of *263agriculture, did cause and suffer offal and other nauseating substances to be discharged into an open ditch from a sewer emptying out of the state fair . ,. ..... . ,, grounds, the same being injurious to the .... .. ..... .. . public health, and did then and there render impure and unwholesome the water in said open ditch. The defendants interposed a demurrer, which was overruled. Evidence was then introduced, and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Riddoch v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Melvin v. StateCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
- State v. PrestonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
- Maia's Adm'r v. Eastern State HospitalSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
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- De Votie v. Iowa State Fair BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933
- De Votie v. CameronSupreme Court of Iowa · 1936
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