State ex rel. Johnston v. City of Manhattan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

In a proceeding for a declaratory judgment the city of Manhattan has appealed from a judgment denying to it authority to sell and convey certain tracts of ground within the city which had been dedicated as public squares and market squares and to use the proceeds for buying or improving the city parks. The city of Manhattan was platted in 1857 by a plat or map properly executed by the owners of the real property and filed with the register of deeds. By the plat most of the blocks were 315 x 400 feet with a 15-foot alley the long way of the…