Snell v. Dubuque & Sioux City Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. — Hon. D. D. Miracle, Judge. Action in equity to quiet the title to real estate. There was a trial on the merits, and a decree in favor of plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
Plaintiff claims title to seven forty-acre tracts of land, described in his petition, by virtue of the act of congress, approved September 28, 1850, and acts of the general assembly of the state of Iowa, relating to swamp lands. Defendant claims title to the same land by virtue of the act of congress, approved May 15, 1856, granting to the state of Iowa certain lands to aid in the construction of- a railroad from Dubuque to a point on the Missouri river, near Sioux City, and other roads, and by virtue of the acts of the general assembly of the. state' of Iowa. The district court found that…
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