Category: Court Opinions

40 N.W.2d 413 IDA ERICKSON, APPELLEE, v. EVERETT R. MORRISON, APPELLANT. No. 32596.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed January 6, 1950. 1. Automobiles. Ordinarily a guest passenger in an automobile has a right to assume that the driver is a reasonably safe and careful driver, and the duty to warn him does not arise until some […]

568 N.W.2d 471 LONNIE R. McGUIRE, APPELLANT, v. DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA AND ALVIN ABRAMSON, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEES. No. S-95-1000.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed September 5, 1997. 1. Administrative Law: Final Orders: Appeal and Error. A final order rendered by […]

275 N.W.2d 82 STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEE, v. WARD PRICE, APPELLANT. No. 42048.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed February 6, 1979. 1. Criminal Law: Plea in Abatement: Trial: Evidence. An error in overruling a plea in abatement is cured if the evidence at trial is sufficient to permit the jury to find guilt beyond a reasonable […]

306 N.W.2d 156 DONALD MOSS AND BETTY MOSS, APPELLEES, v. LaMOINE SPECK, DOING BUSINESS AS LaMOINE SPECK CONSTRUCTION CO., APPELLANT. No. 43241.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed May 29, 1981. 1. Contracts: Damages. Where defects in materials, construction, or workmanship are remediable without materially injuring or reconstructing any substantial portion of the building, the measure of […]

191 N.W.2d 167 STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEE, v. PHYLLIS KILLS SMALL ET AL., APPELLANTS. No. 37943.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed October 29, 1971. Criminal Law: Trial: Evidence. Evidence is sufficient to sustain a verdict of guilty in a criminal prosecution only when the jury could properly find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Appeal from the […]

91 N.W.2d 57 EARL H. BURKET ET AL., APPELLEES, v. R. E. KRIMLOFSKI ET AL., APPELLANTS. No. 34395.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed July 3, 1958. 1. Adverse Possession. The claim of title to land by adverse possession must be proved by actual, open, exclusive, and continuous possession under a claim of ownership for the statutory […]

59 N.W.2d 171 RALPH BENNETT, APPELLANT, v. EMERALD SERVICE, INC., APPELLEE. No. 33332.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed June 12, 1953. 1. Estoppel. In an action for rescission a party who has given a reason for his conduct and decision concerning a matter involved in controversy cannot, after litigation has begun, change his position and place […]

96 N.W.2d 44 DWAYNE D. ANDERSON, APPELLEE, v. LLOYD L. EVANS, APPELLANT. No. 34491.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed April 10, 1959. 1. Trial: Appeal and Error. In determining the question of whether or not a motion of a defendant for a directed verdict or for judgment notwithstanding the verdict should be sustained the court is […]

228 N.W.2d 588 DOUGLAS M. DORT, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF NELLIE M. DOERCK, DECEASED, APPELLANT, v. SWIFT AND COMPANY, A CORPORATION, ET AL., APPELLEES. DOUGLAS M. DORT, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES LLOYD DORT, DECEASED, APPELLANT, v. SWIFT AND COMPANY, A CORPORATION, ET AL., APPELLEES. Nos. 39601, 39602Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed May […]