State v. Several Parcels of Land

Oldham, C.

This was an action instituted in the name of the state of Nebraska, under the provisions of chapter 77, art. IX, Comp. St. 1905, commonly known as the “Scavenger Act,” to enforce the collection of all back taxes on real estate *582situated in Lancaster county, Nebraska, including all general and special assessments levied within the corporate limits of the city of Lincoln. Sarah M. Englehart, as owner of lots 1 and 2, in block 42, Dawson’s addition to the city of Lincoln, contested the legality of a special assessment levied on the lots owned by her for the purpose of laying a pipe to…