HAWTHORNE v. CASSIDY, 179 Neb. 245 (1965)

137 N.W.2d 818 CECIL D. HAWTHORNE ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. CHARLES CASSIDY, DOING BUSINESS AS CASSIDY LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY, APPELLEE. No. 35966.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed November 5, 1965. 1. Contracts. The law presumes that the parties understood the Page 246 import of their contract and that they had the intention which its terms […]

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STATE v. PARMAR, 255 Neb. 356 (1998)

586 N.W.2d 279 STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEE, v. LeROY J. PARMAR, APPELLANT. No. S-97-919.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed September 25, 1998. 1. Judgments: Jurisdiction: Appeal and Error. A jurisdictional question which does not involve a factual dispute is determined by an appellate court as a matter of law, which requires the appellate court to reach […]

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WEISENMILLER v. NESTOR, 154 Neb. 839 (1951)

49 N.W.2d 679 VICTOR A. WEISENMILLER, APPELLANT, v. GUNNAR A. NESTOR, APPELLEE. No. 33015.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed November 9, 1951. 1. Appeal and Error: Trial. Ordinarily it is reversible error for the court to include, in its instructions to the jury, issued found in the pleadings but which have not been supported by any […]

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STATE v. BOWERSMITH, 224 Neb. 6 (1986)

395 N.W.2d 527 STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEE, v. DALE BOWERSMITH, APPELLANT. No. 85-836.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed October 31, 1986. 1. Miranda Rights: Confessions: Words and Phrases. Custodial interrogation is “questioning initiated by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom of action in any significant […]

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STATE v. WALLE, 182 Neb. 642 (1968)

156 N.W.2d 810 STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEE, v. LEONARD WYMER WALLE, JR., APPELLANT. No. 36631.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed March 1, 1968. 1. Criminal Law: Homicide. Malice and a purpose to kill are essential elements of murder in the second degree. 2. Homicide: Evidence. A photograph of a homicide victim which tends to illustrate a […]

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TIEHEN v. HEBENSTREIT, 152 Neb. 753 (1950)

42 N.W.2d 802 GEORGE H. TIEHEN ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. FRANK A. HEBENSTREIT, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARY E. TIEHEN, DECEASED, ET AL., APPELLEES. No. 32780.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed May 25, 1950. 1. Wills. In the construction of a will the court is required to give effect to the true intent of the […]

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