Baker v. Morton

150 (1870), was the second of two land claim suits to come out of Omaha, Nebraska Territory, filed in September 1860, prior to statehood.

[1] A claim jumper filed suit against local land barons to stake out a homestead in the area that was to become the city of Omaha.

The case was important for establishing homesteaders' rights and ensuring that the future growth of Omaha would benefit everyone, not just wealthy landowners and speculators.

Baker and Brown conveyed their land titles in the face of potential harm.

[3][4] Today this case is cited by legal experts as precedent in cases of contractual holdup to establish the illegal nature of the Omaha Claim Club's activities and subsequent activities that exhibit this form of collusion.