Legal Opinion

Merritt v. Reed

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided March 19, 1971No. 37521PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhite, C. J.

The deceased husband of the plaintiff, a pedestrian, was killed by a collision with a pick-up truck, owned by defendant Reed and being driven by defendant Lenington, while deceased was crossing Bordeaux Street between intersections in the downtown business district of Chadron, Nebraska. The district court submitted the case to the jury on issues of negligence and contributory negligence and the jury returned a verdict for the defendants. Judgment of the district court was entered accordingly. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

The plaintiff assigns 27 overlapping errors, many of…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Whitaker v. KeoghNebraska Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Bergendahl v. RabelerNebraska Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Jarosh v. Van MeterNebraska Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Simcho v. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Tews ex rel. Tews v. BamrickNebraska Supreme Court · 1947

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. City and County of Denver v. DeLongSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  2. Monahan v. FlanneryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. Gerhardt v. McChesneyNebraska Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Pearson v. RichardNebraska Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Hennings v. SchufeldtNebraska Supreme Court · 1986

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