City of Sioux City v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Gouri.— ITon. William Hutchinson, Judge. Suit in equity to determine the ownership of certain land within the limits of the city of Sioux City. There was a trial and a judgment for the defendants, the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company and the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad Company. The plaintiff alone appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
The land involved in this litigation is known as the “ River Front Property,” lying between Pierce and Jones streets, the southern boundary line of which is the Iowa bank of the Missouri river, in Sioux 'City east addition. Horace C. Bacon, as trustee for the Sioux City Land & Ferry Company, acquired title to this land from the government. Two plats of Sioux City east addition and Sioux City proper were made, the first in 1856, before title was obtained by the land and ferry company, and the second in 1858, after it had obtained title. On the plat of 1856 the word “ Levee ” appears on the…
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