Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hmnilton Distrioi Court. — E. M. McOall, Judge. On appeal from tbe assessment against plaintiff’s right of way, the district court reduced the amount from $1,500 to $1,000. Both parties appeal, that of defendants being first perfected.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1. Drains: assessment based on erroneous assumption. I. Drainage District No. 166, of Hamilton County, was established in Independence Township, August 31, 1914. It included the O’Connor Drainage District, or Drainage District No. 3Q, in which the imProvement appears to have been completed, 1907, by excavating an open ditch from a point in a natural watercourse, 30 rods south of the center of Section 14, northeasterly 41 rods, laying 16-inch tile 216 rods, 14-inch tile 272 rods, 12-inch tile 148 rods, and 10-inch tile 64 rods, Drainage District No. 30 contained 870 acres. In addition to this,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kelley v. Drainage District No. 60Supreme Court of Iowa · 1912
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Johnson Drainage District, No. 9 v. Hamilton CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Wood v. Honey Creek Drainage & Levee District No. 6Supreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Christenson v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
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