City of Omaha v. Hawver
Nebraska Supreme Court
Einioii. from the district court of Douglas county. Tried below before Davis, J. References: Harding v. Jasper, 14 Cal., 643; State v. Trash, 27 Am. Dec. [Vt.], 559; Carter v. City of Portland, 4 Ore., 339; Bartlett v. City of Bangor, 67 Me., 460; Town of San Leandro v. Le Breton, 72 Cal., 170; Meier v. Portland Cable B. Co., 16 Ore., 500. References: McDaniel v. Mace, 47 la., 510; Bushman v. Gibson, 15 Neb., 676’; Sanford v. Covington, 12 Ky.
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Einioii. from the district court of Douglas county. Tried below before Davis, J. References: Harding v. Jasper, 14 Cal., 643; State v. Trash, 27 Am. Dec. [Vt.], 559; Carter v. City of Portland, 4 Ore., 339; Bartlett v. City of Bangor, 67 Me., 460; Town of San Leandro v. Le Breton, 72 Cal., 170; Meier v. Portland Cable B. Co., 16 Ore., 500. References: McDaniel v. Mace, 47 la., 510; Bushman v. Gibson, 15 Neb., 676’; Sanford v. Covington, 12 Ky. Law Rep., 450; Graham v. Hartnett, 10 Neb., 521; Irwin v. v. Dixion, 9 How. [U. S.], 10; In re Beach Avenue, 70 Hun [N. Y.], 353; Princeton v.…
1Opinion of the Court
Ragan, C..
Samuel Hawver brought this suit in the district court of Douglas county against the city of Omaha to recover the value of certain of his real estate which he alleged the city, without any authority of law, had on the 19th of November, 1888, appropriated to its use for the purposes of a street. So much of the answer of the city as is material here was as follows: “The said city denies that on the 19th day of November, 1888, it entered upon, seized, or took possession of and appropriated to its use the said *3strip of ground in controversy, but in that behalf alleges the fact to be that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Graham v. HartnettNebraska Supreme Court · 1880
- Almonester v. KentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
- Gwynn v. HomanIndiana Supreme Court · 1860
- Bushman v. GibsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1884
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- Lightcap v. Town of North JudsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1900
- Brandt v. OlsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1907