Legal Opinion
Dorrance v. County of Douglas
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 7, 1948No. 32373PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, J.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment to have chapter 86, Laws 1943, declared unconstitutional. The act now appears as sections 33-117, 33-117.01, 47-112.01, 47-113, and 47-113.01, R. S. 1943. The trial court held the act to be valid and plaintiff appeals.
On January 9, 1947, the plaintiff as sheriff of Douglas County commenced this action in which he alleged that the Douglas County jail houses federal, state, county, and city prisoners. The evidence shows that in the boarding of such prisoners the sheriff has made an average annual profit of approximately $11,000, the difference…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- West Coast Hotel Co. v. ParrishSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Budd v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Phelps v. Board of Ed. of West New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Mason v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Allan v. KennardNebraska Supreme Court · 1908
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation District v. Hall CountyNebraska Supreme Court · 1950
- Metropolitan Utilities District v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1961
- Midwest Popcorn Co. v. JohnsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1950
- Fougeron v. County of SewardNebraska Supreme Court · 1963
- Opinion No. (1976), Nebraska Attorney General Reports1976
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