Reed v. County of Douglas

This is an equitable action, brought against Douglas County, for the purpose of determining that the taxes levied and assessed for several years against certain accretion lands are null and void, and to remove the cloud thereby cast upon the title to said land, and for other equitable relief. The trial court denied the relief prayed and dismissed the action, from which decree plaintiffs appealed.

The plaintiffs are the owners of the lands in question, which are accretions on the west side of the Missouri River in Douglas County, and described as Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, in Section 6,…