Dodge v. Hart
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. — N. W. Macy, Judge. Action to enjoin excavating in a certain strip of land alleged to be an alley. Decree as prayed, from which defendant appeals.-
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1 Block No. 8, in Bayliss’ addition to Council Bluffs lies between Main street on tbe east and Pearl street on’the west, 102 feet apart. The lots are 50 feet wide, and abut on both streets. They are numbered from Broadway, on the north, and the block is about 300 feet long. In 1855 the owners of lots 1 and 2 began the construction of what was known as the “Empire Block,” completing’ it the following year. At that time the west 26 feet of lots 1 and 2 belonged to Bayliss; the east 26 feet, to Toole & Jackson; the 25 feet, adjoining the latter, to Toole & Doughty; and the remaining 25 feet, to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Irwin v. DixionSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
- Horton v. WilliamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Winston v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Duncombe v. PowersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Dexter v. TreeIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Patterson v. MaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
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