Legal Opinion

City Council of Marion v. National Loan & Investment Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 6, 1904PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. H. M. Kemley, Judge. This is an appeal from tbe action of the city council of the city of Marion, sitting as a board of review, in raising the taxation assessment of certain real estate situated in said city, and of which the parties named as defendants claim to be the owners. The clerk of the district court erroneously docketéd the appeal; - the city council being designated as plaintiff, and the property owners as defendants.

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Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. H. M. Kemley, Judge. This is an appeal from tbe action of the city council of the city of Marion, sitting as a board of review, in raising the taxation assessment of certain real estate situated in said city, and of which the parties named as defendants claim to be the owners. The clerk of the district court erroneously docketéd the appeal; - the city council being designated as plaintiff, and the property owners as defendants. The cause was tried in the court below under such title without objection, and the record filed in this court is similarly…

1Opinion of the CourtBisiiop, J.

Tbe notice of appeal from tbe board of 'review was filed in the office of the clerk of the district conn on June 3, 1901; that being the first day of the June terin.of 4. taxation: appeal from board of review. the district court in and for Linn county. Based on such filing alone, the appeal was docketed foy (¿érk. No further filings were made, or proceeding had at the term of court then begun, nor were any steps taken at the regular August term following. At the term of court beginning-in November, the matter of the appeal being called for hearing, defendants asked leave to file a transcript…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Nugent v. BatesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
  2. Frost v. Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
  3. Burns v. McNallySupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
  4. City Council of Marion v. Cedar Rapids & Marion Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  5. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. City of NewtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Simons v. Mason City & Fort Dodge RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
  2. Hubbard v. MarshSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
  3. Schoonover v. PetcinaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
  4. Gibson v. CooleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  5. Cowles Communications, Inc. v. Board of Review of Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1978

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