Legal Opinion
Board of Supervisors v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 23, 1977No. 2-58907PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINGS, Justice.
By mandamus action plaintiff county seeks to compel repair and maintenance by defendant railway company of a bridge previously declared unnecessary by Iowa Commerce Commission. Defendant appeals from trial court adjudication for plaintiff. We reverse.
The Town of Arcadia lies just north of Highway 30 in Carroll County. It is connected with Highway 30, the main east-west county thoroughfare, by Highway 285. Parallel to and about 100 yards north of Highway 30 are two sets of Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (C & NW) railroad tracks. Highway 285 crosses them at…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Robert E. Towle v. Boeing Airplane Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Erb v. Iowa State Board of Public InstructionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
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