Legal Opinion
Tighe v. Cedar Lawn, Inc.
Nebraska Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 2002No. A-01-562PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sievers, Judge.
Margaret Tighe (Maggie) fell into a wellhole, which was covered with a deteriorated plywood cover, on premises she and her husband, Rick Tighe, leased from Cedar Lawn, Inc. Maggie sued Cedar Lawn for her injuries in the district court for Buffalo County, Nebraska. Rick sued for loss of consortium. Holding that the Tighes failed to establish that Cedar Lawn owed them a duty, the court granted a directed verdict in Cedar Lawn’s favor.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In 1986, Maggie and Rick leased a residence from Cedar Lawn approximately 10 miles northeast of Kearney, Nebraska. Although the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Clemets v. HestonOhio Court of Appeals · 1985
- Heins v. Webster CountyNebraska Supreme Court · 1996
- Knoll v. Board of Regents of University of NebraskaNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
- Ashland State Bank v. Elkhorn Racquetball, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1994
- Rodriguez v. Monfort, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2001
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Merrill v. JansmaWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
- Miller v. David Grace, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
- Kuhn v. WELLS FARGO BANK OF NEBRASKANebraska Supreme Court · 2009
- Miller v. CundiffCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2007
- Big Crow v. City of RushvilleNebraska Court of Appeals · 2002