Hanson v. City of Cresco
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Howard District Court.— Hon. A. N. Hob-son, Judge. This is a proceeding under tbe provisions of Code, section 622, for the severance of territory from the defendant city. There was a trial to a jury, resulting in a verdict against the proposed severance, and' from the judgment on such verdict the plaintiffs appeal.—
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, C. J.
The plaintiffs, as resident property holders of that part of defendant city which they ask to have severed from the city, allege that the land is not needed for city purposes, and is not platted, and is used exclusively for agricultural purposes, and not needed for any possible increase of the city population, nor benefited by being in the corporation. In support of the allegations of their petition, they sought to show that, although their property was not taxed for city purposes (see Code, section 616), nevertheless, it was taxed at a higher valuation on account of being within the city…
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