Lightner v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Greene District Court. — Hon. Z. A. Church, Judge. This is an appeal from an order of the district court canceling assessments made by the board of supervisors against certain lands belonging to plaintiff, said assessments having been made in a proceeding for the establishment of a drainage district. —
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Under the provisions of onr drainage laws the board of supervisors of Greene County, Iowa, established what was known as “Drainage District No. 7,” and pursuant thereto levied assessments for the costs, damages, cost of .construction, etc., of the improvement against all the lands within said district, part of which belonged to appellee Lightner. Lightner appeared before the board, and filed objections to the proposed assessment against his lands, being eight forty-acre tracts lying within the boundaries of the proposed district. The board overruled these objections and assessed each of said…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Ross v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Meranda v. SpurlinIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Bennett v. City of EmmetsburgSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. City of OttumwaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Nixon v. City of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Heery v. RobertsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
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