Supreme Court of Iowa, 1877

Cook v. Hutchins

Cook v. Hutchins
Supreme Court of Iowa · Decided June 16, 1877 · Adams
46 Iowa 706

Cook v. Hutchins

Opinion of the Court

Adams, J.

At the time of the alleged assessment the property in question belonged to a corporation organized for religious purposes and was occupied as a parsonage. It was, therefore, exempt from taxation. Trustees of Griswold Colleger. The State of Iowa, p. 275, ante. The court, therefore, erred in dismissing plaintiff's petition and decreeing the title to be in the defendant.

Reversed.

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