Bushnell v. Robeson & Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scott Circuit Court. The petition states that the defendants are the owners of a slaughter-house, which is situated near the limits of the city of Davenport, and near one of the suburbs thereof, in which the plaintiffs reside.
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Appeal from Scott Circuit Court. The petition states that the defendants are the owners of a slaughter-house, which is situated near the limits of the city of Davenport, and near one of the suburbs thereof, in which the plaintiffs reside. “ That at said slaughter-house large numbers of cattle, sheep and hogs are confined in small enclosures or pens, where they are fed and watered, and the excrement, decayed food, slop and other filth, retained and allowed to decay; that said cattle, sheep and hogs are at said place killed and slaughtered and dressed and prepared for market, and the excrement…
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
-I. We have examined the evidence, and have reached the conclusion that the allegations of the peti1« NUISANCES: liousesfin'eer" arenp£maons facie. tion are sustained by a preponderance of the evi-o x x ^enee- 1he plaintiffs introduced thirty witnesses, aia<^ defendants forty-three. The evidence is lengthy. It is fully set forth in the abstract— about one hundred and fifty-five pages being required for *543that purpose. It is obvious that we cannot and should not occupy the space in the reports which would be required to comment largely on this evidence. It is directed to the single point whether…
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