Conveyance – Streets and Alleys

In connection with conveyances of lots described as bounded by an alley, the fee and title extend to the center of the alley. Dowd v. City of Omaha, Douglas County, 2 Neb. App. 958, 520 N.W.2d 549 (1994); Seefus v. Briley, 185 Neb. 202, 174 N.W.2d 339 (1970).

When the owner of land abutting upon a street or highway or upon a body of water or watercourse conveys the land, the conveyance will carry title to and fix the boundaries of the grantor’s land by the center of the street or highway or the thread of the body of water or watercourse if the grantor’s title extends thereto, notwithstanding the land is described as being bounded by the road, highway, or watercourse. Dowd v. City of Omaha, Douglas County, 2 Neb. App. 958, 520 N.W.2d 549 (1994); Carter v. State, 198 Neb. 519, 254 N.W.2d 390 (1977).

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