Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. City of Osage

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing 614.17A’s predecessor statute as part of a series of statutes to “improve and render less complicated the land transfer system”
• noting “we cannot by judicial interpretation nullify the definite pronouncements of the legislature”
• noting “we cannot by judicial interpretation nullify the definite pronouncements of the legislature”
• In ascertaining the legislative intent, statutes relating to the same or closely related subject matter must be considered in light of common purpose and intent.
• general statutes of limitations do not run against municipalities when acting in their governmental capacities
• “General statutes of limitations run against municipalities when they are engaged in proprietary activities. They only enjoy sovereign immunity from general limitation statutes when acting in their governmental capacities.” (Citations omitted.)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).