Category: Court Opinions

650 N.W.2d 467 CAPITOL CITY TELEPHONE, INC., A NEBRASKA CORPORATION, APPELLANT, v. NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, AN AGENCY OF THE STATE, AND MARY JANE EGR, TAX COMMISSIONER, APPELLEES. ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS CO., DOING BUSINESS AS ALLTEL, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, AND ALIANT SYSTEMS, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS ALLTEL, A NEBRASKA CORPORATION, APPELLEES AND CROSS-APPELLANTS, v. NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT […]

263 N.W.2d 855 HARRIET W. WENGER, APPELLANT, v. JAMES E. WENGER, APPELLEE. No. 41360.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed March 29, 1978. 1. Divorce: Property: Alimony. Alimony may be ordered in addition to a property settlement award. The relevant circumstances in determining whether alimony should be awarded and in what amount will vary from case to […]

171 N.W.2d 242 ARNOLD MEYER ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, ET AL., APPELLEES. No. 37207.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed October 10, 1969. 1. Trial: Stipulations: Motions, Rules, and Orders. A court on timely motion may properly vacate a stipulation that is improvident and not conducive to justice. 2. Trial: […]

122 N.W.2d 463 RAY CLAIR SPERRY, APPELLANT, v. WILLIAM C. GREINER ET AL., APPELLEES. No. 35361.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed July 5, 1963. 1. Master and Servant. To sustain a recovery under the doctrine of respondeat superior, the relation of master and servant must be shown to exist at the time of the injury and […]

321 N.W.2d 66 CLAYTON D. NOLL, BY DARRELL E. NOLL, HIS ATTORNEY IN FACT AND NEXT FRIEND, APPELLANT, v. VALLEY COUNTY HOSPITAL ET AL., APPELLEES. No. 44211.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed June 25, 1982. 1. Judgments: Appeal and Error. The findings of the court in a law action in which a jury is waived have […]

407 N.W.2d 200 STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEE, v. BILLY ROY TYLER, APPELLANT. No. 86-798.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed June 12, 1987. Appeal from the District Court for Douglas County: THEODORE L. CARLSON, Judge. Affirmed. Billy Roy Tyler, pro se. Robert M. Spire, Attorney General, and Lynne R. Fritz, for appellee. KRIVOSHA, C.J., BOSLAUGH, WHITE, HASTINGS, […]

113 N.W.2d 195 WILLIAM A. NICHOL, SR., ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. ADA A. YOCUM ET AL., APPELLEES, ARTHUR PIEPER, INTERVENER-APPELLANT. No. 35096.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed February 9, 1962. 1. Waters. The common-law doctrine in regard to surface waters is as a general rule in force and controls in this state. 2. ___. Diffused surface […]

599 N.W.2d 603 JAMES B. FRANKSEN, DOING BUSINESS AS J.B. FRANKSEN ASSOCIATES, ET AL., APPELLEES, v. CROSSROADS JOINT VENTURE, APPELLANT, AND GRAFFITI EATERY, INC., ET AL., APPELLEES. No. S-98-212.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed September 3, 1999. 1. Mechanics’ Liens: Foreclosure: Equity. An action to foreclose a construction lien is one grounded in equity. 2. Equity: […]