Case Name: Village of Osmond v. Hancy L. Matteson
Court: Nebraska Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Nebraska
Decision Date: 1901-09-18
Citations: 62 Neb. 512
Docket Number: No. 10,052
Parties: Village of Osmond v. Hancy L. Matteson.
Judges: Sullivan, J., absent, not voting.
Reporter: Nebraska Reports
Volume: 62
Pages: 512–512

Head Matter:
Village of Osmond v. Hancy L. Matteson.
Filed September 18, 1901.
No. 10,052.
1. Petitioner for Detachment of Lands from City or Village, Must Be Legal Voter. The provisions of section 101, article 1, chapter 14, Compiled Statutes, for the detachment of territory from a city or village, are available only to leg’al voters of the territory sought to be disconnected. Village of Osmond v. Hmatlierg, 62 Nebr., 509, decided herewith, followed.
2. Owner of Included Agricultural Lands May Maintain Action. The owner of agricultural lands included within the boundaries of a city or village, although not a voter therein, may‘maintain a suit to have such lands detached from the municipality. Supra.
Error from the district court for Pierce county. Tried below before Robinson, J.
Affirmed.
O. B. Willey, for plaintiff in error.
Berryman <& Hlewart, contra.

Opinion:
Norval, O. J.
The questions involved in this case are identical with those in Village of Osmond v. Smathers, 62 Nebr., 509, decided herewith, and for the reasons stated in the opinion filed in that case the judgment of the district court is '
Affirmed.
Sullivan, J., absent, not voting.