194 Iowa 924 | Iowa | 1922
It is alleged substantially that, on and for some time prior to November 5, 1921, defendant was constructing a bridge in Grant Township; that said bridge was of rein
The case is carefully and ably presented by both sides. We understand counsel for appellant to concede that, under the recent decisions of this court, the trial court was justified in sustaining the demurrer. The contention is that the several cases recently decided by this court are wrong, and that the court should take a back-track. The facts in the instant case are similar to, though, of course, not exactly like, the facts in the eases referred to. We have carefully and with much interest read the arguments. We are content with the holding in the cases which appellant seeks to overthrow. It would serve no useful purpose to review the cases or repeat the reasoning thereof. The instant case is ruled by the decisions in Snethen v. Harrison County, 172 Iowa 81; Armstrong v. Harrison County, (Iowa) 172 N. W. 953 (not officially reported); Cunningham v. Adair County, 190 Iowa 913; Smith v. Jones County, 190 Iowa 1041; Renner v. Buchanan County, 192 Iowa 184; Person v. Polk County, 193 Iowa 733. See, also, Thompson v. Colfax County, 106 Neb. 351 (183 N. W. 571), citing our Snethen case. The Snethen case-is also referred to, with a number of other eases on the same subject, in the note to Buckelew v. Middlesex County, 2 A. L. R. 718, 722.
The judgment is — Affirmed.