Category: Court Opinions

47 N.W.2d 404 MICHAEL F. EGAN, APPELLANT, v. ELIZABETH NIEMANN ET AL., APPELLEES. No. 32945.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed April 6, 1951. Executors and Administrators. Under the law of this state the administrator takes no title to the real estate of the decedent and is without authority to maintain an action to quiet title to […]

41 N.W.2d 363 HENRY L. CASPER ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. JERRY W. FREY, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CATHERINE OELTING, DECEASED, ET AL., APPELLEES. No. 32720.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed February 24, 1950. 1. Frauds, Statute of. Where one is claiming the estate of a person deceased under an alleged oral contract, the evidence of […]

251 N.W.2d 173 BILLY P. EVANS, APPELLEE, v. GEAR DRILLING COMPANY, APPELLANT. No. 40872.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed March 9, 1977. Workmen’s Compensation: Damages: Evidence: Witnesses. In personal injury cases where the injuries are objective and the conclusion to be drawn from proved basic facts does not require special technical knowledge or science, the use […]

285 N.W.2d 828 TOWN COUNTRY REALTY OF KEARNEY, INC., A NEBRASKA CORPORATION, APPELLEE, v. RICHARD M. GLIDDEN AND CYNTHIA J. GLIDDEN, APPELLANTS. No. 42502.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed December 4, 1979. 1. Contracts: Rescission. The rescission of a contract by the parties as much requires the meeting of the minds as does the making of […]

231 N.W.2d 335 STATE OF NEBRASKA, APPELLEE, v. MYRON E. KARSTEN, APPELLANT. No. 39840.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed July 3, 1975. 1. Criminal Law: Statutes. In this state all public offenses are statutory; no act is criminal unless the Legislature has in express terms declared it to be so; and no person can be punished […]

69 N.W.2d 920 BETTY LEE HENNEBERG ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. COUNTY OF BURT, NEBRASKA, ET AL., APPELLEES. No. 33670.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed April 22, 1955. 1. Highways. The county board has general supervision over the roads of the county except to the extent that the state has undertaken the construction and maintenance of any […]

122 N.W.2d 65 JEANNE NEILL, APPELLEE, v. ARTHUR McGINN, APPELLANT. No. 35395.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed May 31, 1963. 1. Automobiles: Damages. In an action for damages to an automobile, where the automobile cannot be placed in substantially as good condition as it was before the injury, the measure of damages is the difference between […]

470 N.W.2d 760 CITY OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, APPELLEE, v. ABC BOOKS, INC., A NEBRASKA CORPORATION, APPELLANT. No. 89-216.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed June 14, 1991. 1. Equity: Appeal and Error. In an action in equity, this court reviews the record de novo, subject to the rule that where credible evidence is in […]

513 N.W.2d 302 STATE OF NEBRASKA EX REL. NEBRASKA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, RELATOR, v. DAVID J. ROSNO, RESPONDENT. No. S-94-199.Supreme Court of Nebraska. Filed March 11, 1994. Original action. Judgment of disbarment. HASTINGS, C.J., BOSLAUGH, CAPORALE, FAHRNBRUCH, LANPHIER, and WRIGHT, JJ. PER CURIAM. David J. Rosno voluntarily surrendered his license and consented to disbarment. We […]