Turney v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.

INTRODUCTION

Appellees, Frank Turney and Ginger Turney, brought a declaratory judgment action petitioning the district court to determine the “rights, duties and legal obligations” of the Turneys and Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Werner), as the result of a settlement reached between the Turneys and third-party tortfeasors. The district court for Sarpy County found that Werner was not entitled to any credit or setoff for future workers’ compensation payments to the Turneys. Werner appealed, and we moved the case to our court pursuant to our authority to regulate the caseloads of this court and the…