HOWARD v. CITY OF LINCOLN

No. S-90-720.

497 N.W.2d 53 (1993)

243 Neb. 5

Robert L. HOWARD, Appellant, v. CITY OF LINCOLN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Wm. Chapin, Jr., for appellant.

William F. Austin, Lincoln City Atty., and Dana W. Roper, Lincoln, for appellee.

Before HASTINGS, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN, FAHRNBRUCH and LANPHIER, JJ.


WHITE, Justice.

Robert L. Howard appeals the district court's dismissal of the action he filed after the City of Lincoln (City) cut weeds on his property. Howard sought damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988), alleging that the municipal ordinance which authorized the City to cut the weeds was unconstitutional. We affirm.

In June 1988, Howard, a resident of Lincoln, was notified by the City that the vegetation on his property did not comply with the city...

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