Hines v. City of Nevada
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Story District Court. — Hon. E. M. Weight, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for the maintenance of an alleged nuisance. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The plaintiff owns a lot in the defendant city, which he occupies and uses as a homestead. He alleges that for a considerable period the city has maintained a sewer passing through or adjacent to his said homestead which it has so negligently and improperly sustained as to discharge sewage and filth upon said premises, causing noisome and offensive odors to arise therefrom, and otherwise creating an unsanitary and dangerous condition, interfering 'with the safe and comfortable enjoyment of said homestead by the plaintiff and his family, and causing members of his family to become sick and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Barton v. . the City of SyracuseNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Randolf v. Town of BloomfieldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- Vogt v. City of GrinnellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Clark v. GliddenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1887
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