In re Appeal of McLain
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Story District Court. — R. M. Wrigi-it, Judge. In the district court, this was an appeal by McLain from an order of the city council of Ames, assessing drainage benefits against a portion of his farm. The district court awarded him partial relief. From such order of the district court, the city council has appealed. In the discussion of the case, we shall refer to McLain as the plaintiff, and to the city council as the defendant,
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
Municipal Ooiípoiiations : record establishing district is a finality: assessing excess acreage. I. The drainage improvement under consideration herein was a storm sewer. This storm sewer carried the surface water from certain highlands within the city corporation, including Graeber’s Addition thereto, down to Squaw Greek, where the outlet of the sewer was constructed. From its outlet, the sewer ivas constructed of drain tile across the Squaw Creek bottoms, and extended up to a connection with the storm sewers and catch basin formerly constructed in Graeber’s Addition. The bottom land across…
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