Medland v. Linton
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court of Douglas county. Heard below before Keysor, J. John T. Gathers: The statutes relating to the publication of the delinquent tax list, and the selling of property by the county treasurer, are mandatory, and must be followed literally by the county treasurer, and his failure to comply with the law renders alí the proceedings in relation thereto'invalid.
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Appeal from the district court of Douglas county. Heard below before Keysor, J. John T. Gathers: The statutes relating to the publication of the delinquent tax list, and the selling of property by the county treasurer, are mandatory, and must be followed literally by the county treasurer, and his failure to comply with the law renders alí the proceedings in relation thereto'invalid. Miller v. Hurford, 11 Nebr., 383; Ledtoich v. Gonnell, 48 Nebr., 172; Smith v. Gity of Omaha, 49 Nebr., 883. If the county treasurer did not comply with the law in selling the land, the court erred in allowing…
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
An action was begun in the district court of Douglas county by plaintiff, appellee, for the foreclosure of a tax lien upon certain property in the city of Omaha, described in the petition, for state, county and city taxes, including special assessments against the property, on account of the opening, extending and grading of a certain street in said city. Several defenses were interposed at the trial by appellants, all of which were directed to the alleged invalidity of the tax sale and the special assess-*254merits referred to. A decree was rendered for tlie plaintiff for the principal sums paid…
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