Legal Opinion
McKeon v. City of Council Bluffs
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 28, 1928PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorling, J.
Proceedings for severance were formerly triable at law. Code Supplement, 1913, Section 622; In re Town of Le Roy, 135 Iowa 562; In re Town of Union, 177 Iowa 402. The procedure provided by the present statute ’s suit in equity. Code of 1924, Section 5617. This cause, which was brought in equity, under the new statute, is therefore triable here de novo.
The present channel of the Missouri River at Council Bluffs is comparatively uniform in its course. Prior to 1877, however, the channel at one p'oint took a sharp bend northwardly for about two miles, curving thence to the west, south, and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Nebraska v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- State ex rel. West v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Harley v. Merrill Brick Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- Dennis v. HarrisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- McKinney v. McClureSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Atkin v. WestfallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1955
- Shives v. NiewoehnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
- Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. v. Incorporated Town of CliveSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
- Salsbury v. Northwestern Bell Telephone CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- Snyder v. SnyderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
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