O'Malley v. Dillenbeck Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Perry Superior Court. — Hon. W. H. Fahey, Judge. Action at law to recover damages because of the acts of the defendants in obstructing an alleged public highway. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for the sum of one cent, and the defendants appeal. —
1Opinion of the Court
Weaver, J. —
On the line of the defendant railway company’s road in Dallas County, Iowa, is a small station known as “Bouton.” The railway there extends east and west. The station is on the south side of the track, and immediately west of the platform the railway yard is crossed by the principal street of the village extending north and south. On the north side of the right of way, and immediately west of the north and south street, the railway company owns an additional strip about one hundred and twenty-five feet in width and eight hundred feet in length, the east portion of which, in part…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Chicago v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Morrison v. MarquardtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
- Weiss v. Bor. of South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County1890
- Heelan v. HoaglandNebraska Supreme Court · 1880
- Jones v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
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