Legal Opinion

Merriam v. Dovey

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1889PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Error to the district court for Cass county. Tried below before Hayward, J. cited: Nelson Bevins, 19 Neb., 715. Kurtz v. Carr (Ind.), 5 N. E. R., 692. Radford v. Folsom, 3 Federal Rep., 199. Brooks v. O’Hara, 8 Federal Rep., 529. Township of Center v. County of Marion (Ind.), 10 N. E. Rep., 291. Durant v. Essex Company, 7 Wallace, U. S., 107. McClure v. Warner, 16 Neb., 447. /South Platte Land Co. v. City of Oretey 11 Neb., 344. Otoe County v. Mathews, 18 Neb., 466. cited:…

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Error to the district court for Cass county. Tried below before Hayward, J. cited: Nelson Bevins, 19 Neb., 715. Kurtz v. Carr (Ind.), 5 N. E. R., 692. Radford v. Folsom, 3 Federal Rep., 199. Brooks v. O’Hara, 8 Federal Rep., 529. Township of Center v. County of Marion (Ind.), 10 N. E. Rep., 291. Durant v. Essex Company, 7 Wallace, U. S., 107. McClure v. Warner, 16 Neb., 447. /South Platte Land Co. v. City of Oretey 11 Neb., 344. Otoe County v. Mathews, 18 Neb., 466. cited: Merriam v. Coffee, 16 Neb., 450. Hastings School District v. Caldwell, 16 Neb., 70. Maxwell’s Pleading and Practice, 196.…

1Opinion of the CourtMaxwell, J.

This action was commenced in the district court of Casscounty, for the purpose of quieting plaintiff’s title to the undivided half of lots 5 and 8, in block 35, in the city of Plattsmouth, or in case the court should find the plaintiff’s title had failed, that it may by its decree declare a lien upon said property for certain taxes paid by plaintiff in the purchase thereof, and for subsequent taxes.

It is alleged in the petition that plaintiff purchased the property in dispute from the treasurer of Cass county, on the 4th of September, 1871, for the taxes for the year 1870, which were then…

2Cases cited1 opinion

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