Legal Opinion

Pillings v. Pottawattamie County

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 23, 1920PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. — O. D. Wheel-, er, Judge. Action at law to recover damages. The facts on which the claim is founded are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, C. J.

*5681. Highways : egress and ingress : damages (?) or equitable relief (?) *567For many years, a public highway has existed along the section line between Sections 24 and 25, in Township 74, Eange 89, in Pottawattamie County. *568Plaintiff owns a farm lying on both sides of said road, which separates his dwelling house from his barn and certain other outbuildings. ■ East of the building site, the road is crossed by Graybill Creek from north to south. The surface of the land at and near the buildings is somewhat elevated; but, to the eastward, the road lies upon the flat or bottom land along the creek.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Selden v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
  2. Snethen v. Harrison CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
  3. Slatten v. Des Moines Valley R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1870
  4. Dallas County v. DillardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
  5. Talcott Bros. v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Liddick v. City of Council BluffsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
  2. Hjorth v. WhittenburgUtah Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Siegenthaler v. NewtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
  4. Anderlik v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
  5. King v. County of StarkNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1936

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