State v. Waterman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clayton District Court. — Hoít. L. O. Hatch, Judge. Defendant was indicted and tried ior the crime of nuisance, alleged to have been committed by obstructing a public highway, and was acquitted. The state appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The course of the alleged highway-in question is irregular, but its general direction is from north to south. It extends lengthwise through an eighty-acre tract of land which is owned by defendant. It is shown, and not denied, that he obstructed it by the building of a fence, but it is claimed that it was not a legally established public highway. The evidence tends to show the facts of the case to be as follows: An attempt to establish the alleged highway in the manner provided by law, was made in the year 1860. A petition was presented to the county court of Clayton county for that purpose,…
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