Legal Opinion
Burger v. City of Beatrice
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided January 6, 1967No. 36292PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, J.
Plaintiff landowners brought this action to enjoin the City of Beatrice from proceeding in eminent domain to take restrictive easements over their lands for the installation of water wells and the withdrawal of ground water from beneath the surface of their lands. The trial court denied an injunction and the plaintiff landowners have appealed.
The evidence shows that in the fall of 1964, the City of Beatrice maintained a water distribution system for the inhabitants of the city. It operated 4 water wells in a well field 6 or 7 miles northwest of the city in an area near the Big Blue River.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Hogue v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1959
- State ex rel. English v. RubackNebraska Supreme Court · 1938
- Henry v. City of LincolnNebraska Supreme Court · 1913
- Kessler v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1927
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