Legal Opinion

Smith v. City of Jefferson

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 2, 1913PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from Green District Court. — Hon. F. M. Powers, Judge. Suit by plaintiff against defendant city and its officers to enjoin an alleged nuisance. There was a decree for plaintiff enjoining the nuisance and requiring the removal of hitching posts. Defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.

Plaintiff is, and since 1905 has been, the owner of a two-story business property in said city of Jefferson, fronting east on Cherry street; the lower story used as a store, with offices above. Main street, which runs east and west, is on the south side of plaintiff’s property and is eighty feet wide. It is one of the main 'traveled streets of the city. Plaintiff’s lot is. one hundred thirty-two feet long north and south and twenty-two feet wide. The building covers all but about thirty feet of the west end of the lot. The main entrance to the storeroom is at the southeast corner, and there…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Haight v. City of KeokukSupreme Court of Iowa · 1856
  2. Quinn v. BaageSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  3. Lacy v. City of OskaloosaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
  4. Bushnell v. Robeson & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1883
  5. Harley v. Merrill Brick Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1891

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Ryan v. City of EmmetsburgSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
  2. Riter v. Keokuk Electro-Metals CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
  3. Arcelay v. Sánchez MartínezSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1955
  4. Higgins v. Decorah Produce Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1932
  5. Keyser v. City of BoiseIdaho Supreme Court · 1917

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