Chizek v. City of Omaha

This is a suit in equity commenced and prosecuted in the district court for Douglas county by James V. Chizek as plaintiff against the city of Omaha, its mayor and council, Herman Beal as city engineer, the Metropolitan Utilities District, the Northern Gas & Pipe Line Company, and also four named corporations engaged in the packing house business within said city. Mark M. Shaw became a party to this proceeding by intervention. The relief sought by plaintiff, and also by intervener, speaking generally, may be said to be the prevention of the laying of a gas main in the public streets from the…