State v. Several Parcels of Land

Albert, C.

Since 1882, Heman Burgess, whom we shall call the defendant, has been the owner of a tract of land containing about 12 acres, lying near the original corporate limits of the city of Plattsmouth. It has never been platted or subdivided into lots, and has been used exclusively for agricultural purposes. In 1888 the city in pursuance of the provisions of chapter 14, laws of 1885, entitled “An act to amend the title and sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of an act entitled ‘An act to provide for the organization, government, and powers of cities of the second class having more *704than ten thousand…