Legal Opinion

Rystad v. Buena Vista County Drainage District No. 12

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 8, 1915PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Buena Vista District Court. — Hon. D. F. Coyle, Judge. Suit in equity to set aside a tax sale and to enjoin a tax deed thereunder and for equitable relief. An equitable demurrer to the petition was sustained and the petition was accordingly dismissed. The plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.

1. Drains : assessments : interest : from what flate computed. It is made to appear from the petition that the plaintiff is and was the owner of a quarter section of land situated in a drainage district which was established on or about July 31, 1909. The board of supervisors ordered separate assessments against each 40-acre tract to a total amount of $2,777.75. From these assessments, an appeal was prosecuted by the owner to the district court. The assessments by the board of supervisors upon the 40-aere tracts were, respectively, $1,347.97, $941.95, $362.88, and $124.95. The two tracts…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. C. R. & M. R. R. v. Carroll Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1875
  2. Lightner v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
  3. Litchfield v. County of HamiltonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
  4. Tobin & Neary v. HartshornSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Iowa National Bank v. StewartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930
  2. Kuhlmann v. PersingerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  3. Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. District CourtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  4. Iowa National Bank v. StewartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930
  5. Toben v. Town of MansonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922

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