Callahan v. City of Nevada
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Story District Court. — Hon. R. M. Wright, Judge. Suit in equity to enjoin the defendant city from closing an area or open stairway leading to a barber shop in plaintiff’s building, which building abuts upon a business street in the city of Nevada. The trial court, upon the issues joined, granted the prayer of the petition, and the city appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, C. J.
1. Municipalcorporations : public streets: use fov private purpose: permit or license: revocability. Plaintiff is the owner of a two-story and basement brick building, fronting. upon the'main business street of the city of Nevada. The lot upon which the building was erected is a comer one, Linn Street being in front of the building, and Second . Avenue North being on the south side thereof. Elding was erected in the year 1893, and in the basement, a room was fitted up for a barber shop. To this shop, there were two outside entrances; one on Second Avenue North, extending something like two…
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