Chicago, Great Western Railway Co. v. City of Council Bluffs
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottmvattamie District Court. — O. D. Wheeler, Judge. Appeal from an assessment against abutting property owners for special benefits claimed to have ensued from the construction of a pavement in front of the lots. Opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
1. public improveménts: assessments: 25 per cent, limitation. In the city of Council Bluffs, Third Street runs north and south and intersects with Sixteenth Avenue, running east and west. The plaintiff Mason City & Fort Dodge Railway Company is the owner, and the Chicago, Great Western Railway Com-it /» . pany the lessee, oí two certain lots abutting ^ J orL these streets, one described as Lot 12 in ’ Block 20, and one as Lot 6, Block 19, both located at the intersection of these streets. Lot 12 is on the west side of Third Street, north of Sixteenth Avenue. Lot 6 is on the east side of Third…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. City of OttumwaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Camp v. City of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- City of Muscatine v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1893
- Bailey v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
3Cited by5 opinions
- Gingles v. City of OnawaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
- Miller v. City of SheldonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1924
- Morse v. KrogerMontana Supreme Court · 1930
- City of Alcoa v. Louisville & N. R.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- Curtis v. Town of DunlapSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926