Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polh District Court. — Hon. O. P. Holmes, Judge. Action in equity to restrain the collection of a road tax levied upon property of the plaintiff. A demurrer to the petition was overruled, and, the defendant refusing to plead further, a decree was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for the relief demanded. The defendant appeals.-
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The material facts shown by the pleadings are substantially as follows: The defendant is the treasurer of Polk county, and the defendant owns several lines of *44railway in that county, parts of which are within the city of Des Moines, and other parts are within certain incorporated towns. The assessed value of the portions of the plaintiff's railways within the city and towns referred to, as fixed by the •executive council for the purposes of taxation, is two hundred .and thirty-one thousand four hundred and fifty-two dollars. In the year 1895 the board of supervisors of Polk county levied a…
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