Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Hanken
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jones District Court. — Hon. B. H. Miller, Judge. . Suit to quiet title to laud alleged to constitute a part of plaintiff’s depot grounds. The petition was dismissed, and a decree entered quieting title in the defendants as prayed in their several cross-petitions. The plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, C. J.
— The plat of Langworthy was filed January 25, 1858, by Wm. T. Shaw, and exhibits a right of way and depot ground, extending diagonally from the northeast to the southwest. On the space left for a depot is written “Dubuque Western Railroad Depot Ground.” At each end of this ground the width of the right of way on each side of the track is indicated, but nothing on the plat shows the relative width of the portions of the depot ground north and south of the railway track which was constructed shortly after the dedication. The plaintiff acquired, through mesne conveyances, the title to the road…
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