Russell v. City of Burlington
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Momes Circuit Court. The plaintiff in his petition alleges that, “ on the first day of January, 1867, and prior thereto, he was, and ever since has been, the owner and occupant of lots numbered nine hundred and twenty-seven ‘ C ’ (927 C), and nine hundred and twenty-seven B’ (927 B), on Seventh street, in the city of Burlington, Iowa, with the improvements thereon, consisting of a two-story brick dwelling, and all other necessary buildings and improvements,…
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Appeal from Des Momes Circuit Court. The plaintiff in his petition alleges that, “ on the first day of January, 1867, and prior thereto, he was, and ever since has been, the owner and occupant of lots numbered nine hundred and twenty-seven ‘ C ’ (927 C), and nine hundred and twenty-seven B’ (927 B), on Seventh street, in the city of Burlington, Iowa, with the improvements thereon, consisting of a two-story brick dwelling, and all other necessary buildings and improvements, fences, shrubbery, etc., and prior to the committing of the several grievances hereinafter mentioned, by the defendant,…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
l. evidence: opinion: damages. I. The bill of exceptions shows that plaintiff had offered evidence tending to prove that in the year 1855 he erected a two-story brick dwelling-house on .. , , ^ . , , -.°n the lots in question, with, stable and other outbuildings, shrubbery, shade and fruit trees, fences, etc., and has resided on and in the same ever since, and still resides there; that prior to the time of excavating, as alleged in his petition, he had never suffered any damage or inconvenience from the rains or accumulation of water in the street in front of him; that when he built, he did…
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