Landis v. City of Marion
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — John T. Moeeit, Judge. In the district court, this was an appeal from a paving ■assessment ordered by the city council of the city of Marion. The trial resulted in a reduction of the assessment and denial of further relief.
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Appeal from Linn District Court. — John T. Moeeit, Judge. In the district court, this was an appeal from a paving ■assessment ordered by the city council of the city of Marion. The trial resulted in a reduction of the assessment and denial of further relief. The assessment against plaintiff was confirmed as against one parcel of property in the amount of $50, and as against another parcel in the amount of $200, the original assessment appealed from being in the amount of $232.32 against each parcel. From such, order of the district court, the plaintiff has again appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, C. J.
The plaintiff is the owner of a residence property in the city of Marion, specifically described as the north 80 feet of Lots 1 and 2 in Block 7 in the city of Marion. The property is located in the northeast comer of its block. On its east side is 8th Street, running north and south. On its north side is 9th Avenue, running east and west. Lots 1 and 2 extend north and south. Each lot is 60 feet wide abutting on 9th Avenue. The dimensions of plaintiff’s property, therefore, as a whole, are 80 feet abutting upon 8th Street on the east by 120 feet abutting upon 9th Avenue on the north. In 1895,…
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