State v. Close
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Johnson District Oowrt. The grand jury presented an indictment against the defendant as follows: “ The jurors of the grand jury of the State of Iowa, within, etc., upon their oath do aver, find and present that M. T. Close, at and within said county, on the 1st day of April, A. D. 1869, being possessed of a certain mill-dam and mill, with their appurtenances, situate near and adjacent to a common highway and public road, and the dwelling-houses of divers persons…
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Appeal from, Johnson District Oowrt. The grand jury presented an indictment against the defendant as follows: “ The jurors of the grand jury of the State of Iowa, within, etc., upon their oath do aver, find and present that M. T. Close, at and within said county, on the 1st day of April, A. D. 1869, being possessed of a certain mill-dam and mill, with their appurtenances, situate near and adjacent to a common highway and public road, and the dwelling-houses of divers persons and citizens of Johnson county, did, at the time aforesaid, and on divers other days and times between that day and the…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
This indictment seems to have been drawn under section 4409 of the Revision of 1860. That section is as follows: “ The erecting, continuing or using any building or other place for the exercise of any trade, employment or manufacture, which by occasioning noxious exhalations, offensive smells, or other annoyances, becomes injurious and dangerous to the health, comfort or property of individuals or the public, the causing or suffering any offal, filth or noisome substance to be collected or remain in anyplace to the prejudice of othei’s; the obstructing or impeding, without legal authority,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ewell v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Luning v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1849
- Douglass v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1856
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Healey v. Citizens Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1924
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- City of Waterloo v. Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Mills County v. HammackSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
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