Chiesa & Co. v. City of Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
, Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. Hugh Brennan, Judge. Action at law to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiffs because of a change made by the city in the street grade fronting a certain lot and building occupied by the plaintiffs as tenants for years of the fee owner. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The property in question abuts upon East Locust street, one of the principal streets of Des Moines, and near the east end of the bridge which carries said street over the Des Moines river. As originally established, the grade sloped downward somewhat rapidly from the bridge eastward to a point near the property in question, whence it followed an ascending slope for a distance of several blocks. Adjacent to this grade the lot in question had been improved by the .erection of a building. The plaintiff acquired the possession and use of the lot, as thus improved, in April, 1907, under lease from…
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