Thomas v. City of Buelington
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Moines Circuit Court. Action to recover city taxes paid by the plaintiff upon real estate within the corporate limits, on the ground that the same was not taxable for city purposes. Trial to the court, and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
i. bract toe ñndmgeo£' i'act: delectivo record. I. The abstract fails to state that it contains all the evidence. We therefore are unable to say that the real estate described in the petition is -taxable for city purposes. The evidénce before us tends-to , 1 1 . , show that it was used solely for agricultural pur poses, and that no municipal benefits were conferred in consideration for the taxes imposed. It therefore must be presumed that the court was warranted in finding that the real estate was not taxable for city purposes.
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