Midwestern Realty Co. v. City of Des Moines

Two questions are presented: (1) Whether the notice of appeal from the action of the board of review was sufficiently and properly addressed; (2) if not, whether the resulting insufficiency of the notice was cured by the appearance entered.

I. The notice, under the heading “Notice of Appeal from Assessment for 1925,” reads as follows:

“To the Honorable Mayor and the City Council of Des Moines sitting as a board of review. You and each of you are hereby notified that the Midwestern Realty Company does hereby appeal from your action sitting as a board of review wherein you refuse to lower the…