State Supreme Court / Iowa

City of Dubuque v. Illinois Central Railroad

Decided June 19, 1874. Chester C. Cole wrote the opinion for the court.

39 Iowa 56 · Cited 53 times

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McInerny v. Reed · 23 Iowa 410
City of Oakland v. Whipple · 39 Cal. 112
San Francisco Gas Co. v. City of San Francisco · 9 Cal. 453
Warren v. Henly · 31 Iowa 31
City of Davenport v. Mississippi & Missouri Railroad · 12 Iowa 539
City of Sacramento v. California Stage Co. · 12 Cal. 134
Faxton v. McCosh · 12 Iowa 527
Elder v. Littler · 15 Iowa 65
People v. Wirchansky · 41 N.Y. 130

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Judy v. Beckwith · 137 Iowa 24
Union Bank & Trust Co. v. Phelps · 153 So. 644
City of Dubuque v. C. D. & M. R. · 47 Iowa 196
Winter v. City Council · 79 Ala. 481
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