Luther v. Sohl

This was a trial upon the sole issue of whether the defendant was estopped from raising the statute of limitations as a defense to plaintiff’s action for personal injuries. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, the district court sustained defendant’s motion to dismiss.

On December 14, 1964, the plaintiff sustained injuries to his back and leg while he was assisting the defendant in repairing a roof on defendant’s farm. Farm Bureau Insurance Company of Nebraska was the liability insurer of defendant at the time of the accident. The plaintiff was also an insured of Farm Bureau Insurance…