Carroll v. Patrick
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Douglas county. Tried below before Neville, J. Title acquired by adverse possession may be made basis of ejectment suit. Horbach v. Miller, 4 Neb., 31. Pederieh v. Searle, 5 Serg. & R., 236. Ford v. Wilson, 35 Miss., 490. Pre-emption within limits-of city. Byron Reed, 12 Hill’s Leading Cases, 74. Lewis v. Seattle, 2 Copp L. L., 1018. Minter v. Cromelin,. 18 How., 87. Root v. Shields, 1 Woolw., 362. Statute-of limitations.
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Error to the district court for Douglas county. Tried below before Neville, J. Title acquired by adverse possession may be made basis of ejectment suit. Horbach v. Miller, 4 Neb., 31. Pederieh v. Searle, 5 Serg. & R., 236. Ford v. Wilson, 35 Miss., 490. Pre-emption within limits-of city. Byron Reed, 12 Hill’s Leading Cases, 74. Lewis v. Seattle, 2 Copp L. L., 1018. Minter v. Cromelin,. 18 How., 87. Root v. Shields, 1 Woolw., 362. Statute-of limitations. Chalfin v. Malone, 9 B. Mon., 496-See particularly Larriviere v. Madegan, 1 Dill., 455, precisely in point on the most vital issue in this…
1Opinion of the CourtMaxwell, J.
This is an action of ejectment brought by the plaintiffs-against the defendant to recover the possession of certain real estate in the city of Omaha, and for rents and profits.
The defendant, in his answer, denies that the plaintiffs-are the owners of the lands described in the petition, and denies that they are entitled to the possession of the same..
For the second defense, the defendant alleges facts showing a former adjudication.
For a third defense, the defendant alleges that the lands in controversy were within the corporate limits of the city of Omaha, and therefore not subject to…
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