Category: Court Opinions

557 N.W.2d 33 STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEE, v. GREGORY L. KENNEDY, SR., APPELLANT. Nos. S-95-1275, S-95-1276.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed December 20, 1996. 1. Statutes: Appeal and Error. Statutory interpretation is a matter of law, in connection with which an appellate court has an obligation to reach an independent, correct conclusion irrespective of the determination […]

145 N.W.2d 579 EDWARD McGERR ET AL., APPELLEES, v. ALFRED BEALS ET AL., APPELLANTS. No. 36271.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed October 21, 1966. 1. Appeal and Error. In testing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a judgment, the evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to the successful party. 2. Trial: Appeal […]

50 N.W.2d 108 SAM OKUDA, APPELLANT, v. GEORGE F. HAMPTON, APPELLEE. No. 33041.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed November 30, 1951. Appeal and Error. Under section 25-1919, R.R.S. 1943, and Revised Rules of the Supreme Court, Rule 8 a 2(4), consideration of the cause on appeal is limited to errors assigned and discussed, except that the […]

175 N.W.2d 912 CLARENCE J. DeBACKER, APPELLANT v. MAURICE SIGLER, APPELLEE. No. 37531.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed March 20, 1970. Infants: Trial. A defendant is not entitled to a jury trial upon Page 353 a complaint filed in the juvenile court alleging that the defendant is a delinquent child. Appeal from the district court for […]

481 N.W.2d 212 GALEN C. STUHR, APPELLEE, v. CATHERINE L. STUHR, NOW KNOWN AS CATHERINE L. MYERS, APPELLANT. No. S-91-159.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed March 13, 1992. 1. Divorce: Appeal and Error. In an appeal involving an action for dissolution of marriage, an appellate court’s review of a trial court’s judgment is de novo on […]

502 N.W.2d 488 QUALITY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, A NEBRASKA CORPORATION, APPELLEE, v. TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, A CORPORATION, DEFENDANT AND THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, ALLSTATE PAVING, INC., DEFENDANT AND THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF, INTERVENOR-APPELLANT, AND BARAJAS ENTERPRISES, INC., AND TYLER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. S-91-424.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed July 16, 1993. Contractors and Subcontractors: Bonds: Security Interests: […]

102 N.W.2d 632 IN RE ESTATE OF OLIVER C. McVEY, DECEASED. COUNTY OF KEITH, APPELLEE, v. JOHN M. CREAMER, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF OLIVER C. McVEY, DECEASED, APPELLANT. No. 34766.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed April 29, 1960. 1. Statutes. Where a right has been created by statute, which did not exist at common law, […]

360 N.W.2d 497 JAMES E. ROCKWOOD, APPELLEE, v. ARLINE S. ROCKWOOD, APPELLANT. No. 83-773.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed January 4, 1985. 1. Property Division: Appeal and Error. The division of property in marriage dissolution cases is a matter initially entrusted to the sound discretion of the trial judge, which will be reviewed on appeal de […]

94 N.W.2d 482 JOSEPH BEZDEK, APPELLANT, v. KENNETH PATRICK, APPELLEE. No. 34459.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed February 6, 1959. 1. Automobiles. A motorist entering an intersection from the right is in a favored position and has the right-of-way, other things being equal, but such fact does not relieve the driver of the favored automobile of […]