ALLAMAKEE COUNTY v. COLLINS TRUST

No. 98-193.

599 N.W.2d 448 (1999)

ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, Iowa, Appellant, v. COLLINS TRUST, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Shafer, County Attorney, for appellant.

James Burns of Miller, Pearson, Gloe, Burns, Beatty & Cowie, P.C., Decorah, for appellee.

Considered by LARSON, P.J., and CARTER, TERNUS, CADY, and HARRIS, JJ.


CADY, Justice.

Allamakee County appeals from a ruling by the district court in a declaratory judgment action finding it abandoned all but twenty-two feet of its right of way for a county road. We reverse and remand.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

The dispute in this case arose after the owner of land claimed the County abandoned the outer portions of a right of way to a county road passing through the land. The landowner claimed the County...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases