Trahan v. Council Bluffs Steel Erection Co.

The city of Fremont, Nebraska, vacated a nominal street of a platted addition, and defendant company subsequently purchased the vacated tract from the city. In this action to quiet title against defendants’ claim, plaintiffs have based their title on ownership of lots that adjoin both sides of the vacated tract. The district court dismissed their' petition, defendants requesting no affirmative relief. Plaintiffs have appealed. They contend: (1) The evidence of' dedication by plat was *171insufficient, and (2) a statutory provision for municipal ownership and sale of vacated streets was…