Baker v. Bohannan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Adams Circuit Court. Action for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of a nuisance caused by defendant. The plaintiff also prayed for an injunction to abate the nuisance. There was a trial to a jury, which found the existence of the nuisance, and rendered a verdict for $20 damages. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Cii. J.
i. NtnsvtroE: itS" boanFo? necessary. -I. . The defendant moved for an order requiring the plaintiff to state her cause of action more specifically, by stating whether the board of health had determined the question as to the existence of the nuisance. The court overruled the motion, and the defendant assigns the action of the court as error. It is provided in section 16, o. 151, Laws 18S0,'that local boards of health shall make such regulations concerning nuisances as they shall judge necessary for the public health and safety; and if any person-shall violate any such…
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