State v. Cording

I understand the majority opinion to create a species of estoppel having the virtue of a warranty deed, whereby a private individual may, in the absence of legislative grant or gift, procure from the state of Nebraska, in violation of a public trust, title to public land without buying it or paying for it. The decree of the majority transfers from the state of Nebraska to defendant for private use title to 80 acres of land held for public purposes. The state of Nebraska acquired the land from the United States for internal improvements, and never sold it or parted with the title. One of the…