City of Marshalltown v. Forney
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Tama Circuit Court. Block No. 10, in the city of Marshalltown, is composed of twelve lots, of which six front upon a street upon the north, and six front upon Main street upon the south. Through this block an alley runs east and west.
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Appeal from Tama Circuit Court. Block No. 10, in the city of Marshalltown, is composed of twelve lots, of which six front upon a street upon the north, and six front upon Main street upon the south. Through this block an alley runs east and west. Another alley, sixteen and a half feet wide, also extends north and south through the block, between lots 3 and 4 and 9 and 10. The defendant owned two twenty-feet .building lots on the west, and one on the east, of this last named alley, said lots having a depth of one hundred and eighty feet. Forney caused to be represented to the city council that…
1Opinion of the Court
Day, Ci-i. J.
1 appeal to courtfcertidenfe.eT1~ — I. The certificate of the trial judge states “that the the above and foregoing evidence is all that was offered, adduced or introduced on the trial.” The appellee files an amended abstract, in which it is stated that the certificate employs the words, “offered, adduced and introduced.” The appellant denies the correctness of the amended abstract, and insists that the original abstract is correct. We do not find any transcript on file, and hence have no means of determining the dispute.
If it should be conceded that the certificate is in the form…
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