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In the matter of the application of George W. Tibbals to be discharged from custody

June 9, 1868

Petitioned on June 9, 1868

Filed before the Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

Case ID: hc.case.ne.0782

Case Summary

Tibbals, petitioner, filed for a Writ of Habeas Corpus approved by Judge Lake, and he was discharged from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

  • Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

  • Cause unspecified

Sites of significance

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 2: General Index Books & Court Journals, Vol. D: Jul. 1 1867 - Aug. 9 1869, p. 412

Source material(s)

Journal

Length of case file

5 or fewer pages

Repository(s)

State

  • Nebraska

People

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “In the matter of the application of George W. Tibbals to be discharged from custody.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed December 17, 2024. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/cases/item/hc.case.ne.0782

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