Jones v. City of Sheldon
Supreme Court of Iowa
'Appeal from O’Brien District Court. — Hon. W. D. Boise, Judge. In the district court, this was an appeal from a pavement assessment made against the property of plaintiff by the city council of the city of Sheldon. Several parcels of property were involved. The' assessment was reduced in the district court as to one parcel of property and the form of the assessment was modified as to others. Both parties have appealed.
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'Appeal from O’Brien District Court. — Hon. W. D. Boise, Judge. In the district court, this was an appeal from a pavement assessment made against the property of plaintiff by the city council of the city of Sheldon. Several parcels of property were involved. The' assessment was reduced in the district court as to one parcel of property and the form of the assessment was modified as to others. Both parties have appealed. The defendant city having first appealed appears here as appellant. The principal complaint, however, against the decree of the district court is made by the appellee.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
It would be difficult to make a more confusing record than is presented herein. The plaintiff is the owner of six certain lots in the city of Sheldon, against five Of which a paving assessment was levied. “Lots 23 and 24 and the North one half of Alley” in block 6 were assessed $267.30. Lots 17 and 18 in Block 7 were assessed $237.60. Lot 15 in Block 14 was assessed $787.04. Plaintiff appeared before the city council with objections to the' assessments. Her’first objection went to the validity of the assessment in toto. This was based upon an alleged failure to pass a resolution ordering the…
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