Chandler v. Hopson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from 8cott District Court. — William Ti-ieopi-iilus, Judge. This ease is a special proceeding, brought by plaintiff under Chapter 5, Title XXI, of the Code, to establish the boundary line between the lands of the parties hereto, and for judgment against defendant for damages on account of trespass. The case was tried to the court as in equity.
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Appeal from 8cott District Court. — William Ti-ieopi-iilus, Judge. This ease is a special proceeding, brought by plaintiff under Chapter 5, Title XXI, of the Code, to establish the boundary line between the lands of the parties hereto, and for judgment against defendant for damages on account of trespass. The case was tried to the court as in equity. The court found the issues on boundary in favor of defendant, gave plaintiff judgment against defendant for the value of a walnut tree, and rendered judgment against plaintiff for costs, and made it a lien on plaintiff’s land, which is his…
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
1. A number of cases are cited by both parties. We think there is but little dispute as to the law. Being a question of fact, wherein we do not usually set out the evidence at any considerable length, perhaps as good a way as any is to set out the claims of each of the parties, as given by them in their briefs, without restating, in so far as they are alike. The statements are short. Appellant states:
Plaintiff is the owner of about 8 acres of land in Section 26, the north boundary line of which land coincides with the north boundary line of said section. Defendant owns a large tract of land…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miller v. Mills CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Dwight v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Dake v. WardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
- Tice v. ShangleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Morley v. MurphySupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
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