Bryan v. Petty
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wayne District Court. — Hon. H. K. Evans, Judge. This is an action in equity to enjoin the alleged obstruction of a highway. There was a decree for the plaintiff, and the defendant appeals.
1Per curiam
The highway in question was originally established in 1857. In 1901 the board of supervisors of the county purported to alter the same; such action being taken *63upon, a consent'petition of all-owners of land abutting upon the original highway and upon the highway in its altered location. In March, 1910, the abutting owners opened the road in its new location. The defendant, being an abutting owner, erected a fence across the former location, thus compelling the diversion of travel to the new location. The plaintiff is not an abutting owner. Plaintiff’s farm and residence are located one mile…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Borghart v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Ridgway v. City of OsceolaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Long v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- Ewell v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- McCann v. Clarke CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Warren v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
- Liddick v. City of Council BluffsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- Bradford v. FultzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
- Ritchhart v. BartonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Livingston v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920