Case Summary

John Nelson, Henry Overgard, and James Noscov were arrested in South Omaha for a violation of a city ordinance and were refused their right of appeal from the decision of A. N. Ferguson and were illegally committed to jail of South Omaha. A writ was allowed in Douglas County and when Cunningham R. Scott heard their case, they were released from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Dumping garbage

Sites of significance

• Omaha City Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

History Nebraska, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 2: General Index Books & Court Journals, Vol. 29: May 7, 1894 - Oct. 22, 1894, pp. 199-202; Douglas County District Court, Civil Appearance Docket Files, Project No. 45, Roll 599: Doc. 45-23 to 45-63, No. 45-50

Source material(s)

Journal | Case File

Length of case file

Between 21 and 30 pages

Repository(s)

• History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)
• Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• Scott, Cunningham R. (judge)
• Ferguson, A. N. (judge)
• Yates, Brent K. (petitioner attorney)
• Brennan, Thomas (holding party)
• Brennan, Thomas (respondent)
• Brennan, Thomas (responding party)
• Nelson, John (petitioner)
• Nelson, John (bound party)
• Overgard, Henry (petitioner)
• Overgard, Henry (bound party)
• Noscov, James (petitioner)
• Noscov, James (bound party)

• Additional parties

  Drexel, John C. (sheriff)

  Rosezwriq, H. (deputy)

  Moore, Frank E. (clerk)

  Sturn Jr., A. (deputy)

  Christmann, Frank (police judge of south omaha)

  Dousough, R. (police of south omaha)