Legal Opinion

Peet v. O'Brien

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1877PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the district court of Otoe county. Tried below before Pound, J. The case is stated in the opinion. cited Gen. Stat., Chap. 66, Sees. 51, 61. Laws 1875, 107. Dale v. MeJEvers, 2 Cow., 118. Parker v. Baxter, 2 Gray, 185. Isaacs v. Decker, 41 Ind., 410. Oldhams v. Jones, 5 B. Mon., 458. Smith v. Smith, 15 Kan., 290. Gwrl v. Watson, 25 Iowa, 35. Gillettv.

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Appeal from the district court of Otoe county. Tried below before Pound, J. The case is stated in the opinion. cited Gen. Stat., Chap. 66, Sees. 51, 61. Laws 1875, 107. Dale v. MeJEvers, 2 Cow., 118. Parker v. Baxter, 2 Gray, 185. Isaacs v. Decker, 41 Ind., 410. Oldhams v. Jones, 5 B. Mon., 458. Smith v. Smith, 15 Kan., 290. Gwrl v. Watson, 25 Iowa, 35. Gillettv. Webster, 15 Ohio, 623. Wakeley v. Nicholas, 16 Wis., 588. cited Johns,n v. Hahn, 4 Neb., 139. Cooley on Taxation, 407. Blackwell on Tax Titles, 171. Gatterlin v. Douglass, 17 Ind., 214. Hart v. Henderson, 17 Mich., 218.

1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.

On the seventh day of December, 1874, the plaintiff purchased from the treasurer of Otoe county, the northeast quarter of section twenty-six, in township eight, range fourteen, east, at private sale, for the delinquent taxes for the years 1871, 1872 and 1873, and at the same time received a certificate of purchase for each years tax; and afterwards paid the taxes on the same land for the years 1874 and 1875. The defendant, David O’Brien, was the owner of the property. The plaintiff commenced this suit on the 27th day of May, 1876, by petition in the nature of a foreclosure of the three…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Johnson v. HahnNebraska Supreme Court · 1875
  2. Rathbun v. AckerNew York Supreme Court · 1854

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Miller v. HurfordNebraska Supreme Court · 1881
  2. Helphrey v. RedickNebraska Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Bryant v. EstabrookNebraska Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Croskery v. BuschMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Merriam v. County of OtoeNebraska Supreme Court · 1884

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