Downing v. City of Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court.— Hon. W. H. McHenry, Judge. Appeal from order of the district court denying plaintiff’s application for writ of injunction. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The plaintiffs are resident owners’ of property abutting on Kingman Boulevard, in the city of Des Moines. Under the order of the city council the boulevard has been curbed on either side, and the expense thereof assessed against the abutting property. Soon after the completion of this improvement, the city, by its council and board of public works, undertook to set apart a -20-foot strip along the center of said boulevard for parking purposes, and *290in furtherance of said design ordered said strip to be curbed on either border; the expense thus incurred to be also assessed against the lots…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Warren v. HenlySupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
3Cited by2 opinions
- Owens v. City of MarionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Bailey v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912