John v. Connell

This action to foreclose a tax lien was brought by David 0. John against William J. Connell in the district court for Douglas county. It is claimed that the lien results from a tax sale based upon a special assessment made by the proper authorities of the city of Omaha to defray the cost and expense of grading Poppleton avenue between Twentieth and Thirty-sixth streets. It is alleged in the petition and shown by the proof that in 1892 the defendant’s lot was, by the county treasurer, sold for the satisfaction of a delinquent grading assessment; that the plaintiff was the purchaser; that he…