WHALEY v. MINGUS

No. 38144.

196 N.W.2d 516 (1972)

188 Neb. 351

Lloyd S. WHALEY and substituted Plaintiff, Whaley Land & Cattle Co., Inc., Appellee, v. Mildred F. MINGUS, Appellant, Impleaded with G. F. Luther, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

April 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart & Stewart, Lexington, for appellant.

Cook & Cook, Lexington, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN, NEWTON, and CLINTON, JJ.


McCOWN, Justice.

This case involves the ownership of 24.4 acres of land situated in the former bed of the Platte River in Dawson County, Nebraska. The plaintiff claims ownership by accretion to land owned and held under deed, while the defendant Mingus claims ownership of the same land by right of adverse possession. The district court entered judgment quieting title to the land in the plaintiff.

Plaintiff purchased his property in 1948. The defendant and...

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