Robbins v. City of Omaha

Plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of Francis D.' Robbins, deceased, filed his petition in the district court for Douglas county, which, omitting the formal parts, alleged : That the city of Omaha is a metropolitan city having a population of more than 100,000; that it has no park commissioners, nor any special parks reserved by the state under any special acts of the legislature, but that *440all streets, parks and public property are under the supervision of a paid body of men officially called “City Commissioners;” that it is the duty of these commissioners to administer the parks for…