Legal Opinion

Iowa Northern Railway Company v. Floyd County Board of Supervisors and Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors, acting as Trustees for Joint Drainage District Nos. 6 and 56

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided January 9, 2025No. 24-0509Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 24-0509 Filed January 9, 2025 IOWA NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. FLOYD COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS and CERRO GORDO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, acting as Trustees for JOINT DRAINAGE DISTRICT NOS. 6 AND 56, Defendants-Appellants. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Floyd County, Colleen Weiland, Judge. A joint drainage district appeals the writ of mandamus prohibiting it from undertaking remedial action on a railroad embankment aimed at improving surface water drainage.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax-Free TrustSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  2. City of Auburn v. United States GovernmentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  3. Franks Investment Co. LLC v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  4. Green Mountain Railroad Corporation v. State Of VermontCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
  5. Board of Water Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines, Iowa v. Sac County Board of Supervisors, as Trustee of Drainage Districts 32, 42, 65, 79, 81, 83, 86, and Calhoun County Board of Supervisors and Sac County Board of Supervisors as Joint Trustees of Drainage Districts 2 and 51 and Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors and Sac County Board of Supervisors as Joint Trustees of Drainage Districts 19Supreme Court of Iowa · 2017

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