Legal Opinion
Ptak v. Swanson
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided February 10, 2006No. S-04-1009PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCormack, J.
NATURE OF CASE
David H. Ptak brought the present action in the district court for Madison County to recover amounts improperly distributed to Leota Swanson from the estate of Wilma L. Pritchard. The district court dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Ptak appealed, and we granted Ptak’s motion to bypass the Nebraska Court of Appeals.
BACKGROUND
The following facts are taken from our opinion in Swanson v. Ptak, 268 Neb. 265, 266-67, 682 N.W.2d 225, 228-29 (2004):
Allan L. Pritchard and Wilma L. Pritchard were married late in their lives and had no children. Prior to the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- State v. McDowellNebraska Supreme Court · 1994
- Schweitzer v. American National Red CrossNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
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3Cited by19 opinions
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