Category: Court Opinions

344 N.W.2d 899 DOUGLAS N. FLETCHER, APPELLEE, v. STATE OF NEBRASKA, DEPARTMENT OF ROADS, ET AL., APPELLANTS. No. 82-554.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed February 3, 1984 1. Expert Witnesses. Expert testimony should not be received, or if received should be stricken, if it appears that the witness is not in possession of such facts as […]

438 N.W.2d 494 MARVIN E. STILES, APPELLEE, v. SKYLARK MEATS, INC., A NEBRASKA CORPORATION, APPELLANT. No. 87-816.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed April 21, 1989. 1. Contracts. Words in a contract are to be given their plain and ordinary meaning as reasonable persons would understand them. 2. Employment Contracts: Termination of Employment: Good Cause: Words and […]

48 N.W.2d 409 CHICAGO NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, A CORPORATION, APPELLEE, v. CITY OF OMAHA, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, APPELLANT. No. 32973.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed June 14, 1951. 1. Railroads: Municipal Corporations. A railroad company’s right-of-way and other real property specially benefited by a public improvement is liable for special assessments in its general relations […]

126 N.W.2d 198 LUELLA ISOM, APPELLEE, v. JESSIE J. ISOM, APPELLANT. No. 35565.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed January 31, 1964. 1. Divorce. The district court may at any time within 6 months of the trial and decision of a divorce case, if no appeal is taken therefrom, vacate or modify the decree therein. 2. ___. […]

611 N.W.2d 615 STATE of NEBRASKA, APPELLEE, v. DAVID E. BURDETTE, APPELLANT. No. S-99-1210.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed June 9, 2000. 1. Rules of Evidence. In all proceedings where the Nebraska Evidence Rules apply, admissibility of evidence is controlled by the Nebraska Evidence Rules, not judicial discretion, except in those instances under the rules when […]

329 N.W.2d 857 ESTHER BEYNON, APPELLANT, v. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA, APPELLEE. No. 81-578Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed February 11, 1983. 1. Taxation: Valuation: Appeal and Error. In an appeal from property tax valuations set by a board of equalization, the taxpayer has the burden of proving that the value of his […]

309 N.W.2d 65 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES LOCAL 2088, APPELLEE, v. COUNTY OF DOUGLAS ET AL., APPELLANTS. No. 43141.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed August 7, 1981. SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION Appeal from the Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations. Reversed and remanded with directions. Nelson Harding, Donald L. Knowles, Douglas County Attorney, H. L. […]

487 N.W.2d 558 DENNIS J. POLLY, APPELLANT, v. LINDA L. POLLY, APPELLEE. No. A-90-271.Nebraska Court of Appeals. Filed May 12, 1992. 1. Divorce: Appeal and Error. Appellate review of a dissolution of marriage is de novo on the record to determine whether there has been an abuse of discretion by the trial court, whose judgment […]

238 N.W.2d 463 BURNELL O. SCHULZ, APPELLANT, v. GENERAL WHOLESALE COOPERATIVE COMPANY, INC., A NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE CORPORATION, ET AL., APPELLEES. No. 40052.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed February 11, 1976. 1. Workmen’s Compensation: Attorneys at Law: Fees: Jurisdiction. Section 48-118, R.R.S. 1943, provides in part: “If the employee or his personal representative or the employer or […]