Roads v. Estabrook
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Douglas county. Heard below before Wakeley, J. In a proceeding in equity to enforce a tax lien the court will look to the statute and not to the assessment as the foundation of such lien, and will regard the amount of taxes against the property, as borne upon the books of the county, as unalterably established.
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Appeal from the district court for Douglas county. Heard below before Wakeley, J. In a proceeding in equity to enforce a tax lien the court will look to the statute and not to the assessment as the foundation of such lien, and will regard the amount of taxes against the property, as borne upon the books of the county, as unalterably established. (Otoe County v. Mathews, 18 Neb., 470; Jammers v. Comstock, 20 Id., 345; Merriam v. Dovey, 25 Id., 622.) Where there is no recorded plat of city property, a description by lot and block, referring to the recognized survey, is sufficient for levy and…
1Opinion of the CourtPost, J.
The plaintiff herein filed in the district court of Douglas county five petitions praying for decrees of foreclosure of tax liens upon as many separate lots of land, to-wit: the east thirty-two feet of lot 2, and all of lots 3, 6, 7, and 8 in block 70 in the city of Omaha. The several actions were consolidated by order of the district court and tried together. From the judgment of the district court the plaintiff appeals. From the bill of exceptions it appears that on the 8th day of September, 18Í5, the property above described was sold by the treasurer of Douglas county to plaintiff for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- County of Otoe v. MathewsNebraska Supreme Court · 1885
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