Legal Opinion
Oskaloosa Water Co. v. Board of Equalization
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 29, 1892PublishedCited by 14 opinions
Appeal from Mahaska District Court. — Hon. D. Ryan,, Judge. This is a proceeding for the correction of an assessment of property, alleged to be erroneous. From a. judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, C. J.
The plaintiff is a corporation, and was organized in the year 1879 for the term of‘fifty years. It has the power to acquire and hold both real and personal property. On the fourth day of November of the year specified it entered into an agreement with the owners of a small tract of land situated on Skunk river. The agreement was in writing, and contains the following provisions:
*408“For value received, party of tlie first part (the laud-owners) hereby grants to party of the second part (the water company) the entire use and possession of the following described real estate. (The description…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Smith v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- People, Ex Rel. Muller v. . B'd of AssessorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- In re the Appeal of the Des Moines Water Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1878
- Severin v. ColeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
- People Ex Rel. New York & Harlem Railroad v. Commissioners of Taxes & AssessmentsNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Cuff v. KosloskySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Trask v. MooreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Joplin Water Works Co. v. Jasper CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
- Turner v. Spokane CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1929
- Beck v. F. W. Woolworth Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1953
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