District Twp. of Clay v. Independent Dist.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Oourt. Mandamus to compel defendants to levjr taxes to satisfy a judgment recovered by plaintiff against the district township of Sumner, of which the defendants are successors. A demurrer to the petition was sustained, and judgment rendered for defendants. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
i. estoppel: pleaoiformer recovery. I. This cause has before been in this court. See 63 Iowa, 188. It was reversed upon the former appeal, and, after being remanded to the district court, . . . . an amended and substituted petition was hied, which presents substantially the following cause of action. The plaintiff and defendants are corporations, existing under the laws of the state. In 1876 the plaintiff recovered a judgment against the district township of Sumner, a cor*89poration existing under the laws of the state, which remains in full force, and is unsatisfied. After the cause of action…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dist. Twp. v. Ind. Dist.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1884
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