City of Omaha v. Hansen

Maxwell, Ch. J.

The defendant is the owner of the lot on the southeast corner of Jones and Eleventh streets in the city of Omaha, on which, at the time of the trial, he had three buildings, one being a two-story brick on Eleventh street, one a two story frame fronting on Eleventh street, and a cottage on the back part of the lot. The plaintiff constructed a viaduct on Eleventh street over the railway tracks which extends past the plaintiff’s lot, being at that point more than thirty feet above the surface of the lot. The viaduct extends along Eleventh street from the south line of Jackson…