Goodnow v. Litchfield
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Cov/rt. These cases involve claims for reimbursement for taxes paid upon certain lands in Webster county. There were judgments for' the plaintiff, and the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrook, J.
*6931. taxes: payment in good faith on another’s land: recovery. 2. PUBLIC lands: Des Moines River grant above Raccoon Forks: when lauds became taxable. The questions in these cases are substantially the same, and require but one opinion for their determination. ' They are in many respects similar. to cases already determined by this court involving the right to recover for taxes paid on what is known as the Des Moines river lands. The whole controversy is just this: The lands above what is known as the “ Raccoon fork of the Des Moines River” were for a long time in controversy between what is…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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