Wilson v. Ulysses Township of Butler County
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Butler county: Arthur J. Evans, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Letton, C.
This action was brought against Ulysses township of Butler county, Nebraska, to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff in error, by reason of the defective condition of a highway within said township, which it is alleged it ivas the duty of the township as a municipal corporation to keep in repair. A general demurrer to the petition was sustained and the action dismissed. The question presented is whether or not a township in counties in this state under township organization is liable for injuries caused by defects in the public highways within such township.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hill v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Barnes v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Mower v. Inhabitants of LeicesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1812
- Van Horn v. State ex rel. AbbottNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
- Town of Waltham v. KemperIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
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- State v. Bone Creek TownshipNebraska Supreme Court · 1922
- Jones v. Union CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1912
- Pester v. HolmesNebraska Supreme Court · 1923
- Franek v. Butler CountyNebraska Supreme Court · 1934
- Opinion No. (1979), Nebraska Attorney General Reports1979
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