Bills v. Belknap
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jones Circuit Goiort. Action to recover double the value of a portion of fence erected by plaintiff upon the line separating his premises from those of defendant. Jury trial. Judgment and verdict for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
— Plaintiff and defendant own farms adjoining upon a line running north and south, and partly upon a line running east and west. A controversy having arisen as to the obligation to maintain partition fences, plaintiff called upon the fence viewers to determine the matter, and they decided that Bills should build upon the line betweed him and defendant, running north and south fifty-five rods of fence, and complete the same within six months, and that defendant should build on said line twenty-five rods of fence, and upon the line *226between him and plaintiff running east and west, thirty rods,…
2Cited by5 opinions
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