Legal Opinion

Deckard v. Cotton

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided August 1, 2025No. S-24-144PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nebraska Supreme Court Online Library www.nebraska.gov/apps-courts-epub/ 08/01/2025 09:09 AM CDT - 615 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 319 Nebraska Reports DECKARD V. COTTON Cite as

319 Neb. 615

Nathaniel Deckard, appellant, v. Rosalyn Cotton et al., appellees. ___ N.W.3d ___ Filed August 1, 2025. No. S-24-144. 1. Actions: Mandamus: Judgments: Appeal and Error. An action for a writ of mandamus is a law action. In a bench trial of a law action, the trial court’s factual findings have the effect of a jury verdict, and an appellate court will not disturb those findings unless they are…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Connecticut Board of Pardons v. DumschatSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Garner v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. State v. DeckardNebraska Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by2 opinions

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