Chicago, Anamosa & Northern Railway Co. v. Whitney
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. E. O. Ellison, Judge. Action to recover on. an injunction 'bond. Judgment for the defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Siierwin, 0. J.
Joseph Whitney was the owner of property in Bowlder township, Linn county, when said township voted a tax in aid of the construction of the appellant’s line of road .through said township. He brought an action to have the tax so voted declared void for various reasons, and asked that a temporary writ of injunction issue, restraining the treasurer of Linn county from collecting said tax and paying the same to the plaintiff, and restraining the plaintiff from receiving the same. A temporary writ was issued, and Whitney gave a bond, running to the treasurer, conditioned to pay the…
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