Jewel Tea Co. v. City of Geneva

The city of Geneva is a city of the second class, as defined by the law of Nebraska. Section 17-454, Comp. St. 1929, which outlines the powers of municipalities of the class to which the city of Geneva belongs, provides: “To regulate, *782prevent, restrain or remove nuisances in residential parts of municipalities and to designate what shall be considered a nuisance.” Obviously, the foregoing language, which does not admit of equivocation, is a legislative power granted to the city.

In the case of Richardson v. Braham, 125 Neb. 142, 249 N. W. 557, this court said: “Power to act and reasonableness…