# City of Dubuque v. Illinois Central Railroad

> Supreme Court of Iowa · June 19, 1874 · 39 Iowa 56

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7096067

## Case

- **Full name:** The City of Dubuque v. The Illinois Central Railroad Co.
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Iowa
- **Decided:** June 19, 1874
- **Citations:** 39 Iowa 56
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Cole
- **Judges:** Beck, Cii, Cole, Day, Miller
- **Cited by:** 49 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Cole, J.,
dissents in toto to the foregoing opinion. ITis views are fully expressed by himself.
The judgment upon defendant’s appeal is affirmed upon the concurrence of a majority of the court, and affirmed upon plaintiff’s appeal by reason of an equal division in the opinions of the judges — Beck and Day, JL, holding that on plaintiff’s appeal the judgment should be reversed, while Miller, Ch. J., and Cole, J., hold it should be -affirmed. *
Affirmed.
Not:e. — The arguments of counsel in The City of Davenport v. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. Co., 38 Iowa, 633 , upon points discussed in the foregoing opinion, were considered before the decision in this case. Messrs. D. Rorer, Cook, Rickman & Bruning, T. F. Witkrow and Edmonds & Ransom submitted arguments for defendant in tkat case, and J. if. Rogers for plaintiff.

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