Legal Opinion
Wickersham v. State
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided August 3, 1984No. 83-322PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanahan, J.
James L. Wickersham filed suit in the district court for Lancaster County against the State of Nebraska and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (State) under the State Tort Claims Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-8,209 et seq. (Reissue 1981). The district court granted summary judgment to the State. Wickersham appeals. We reverse and remand.
Wickersham’s claim against the State relates to a loss of livestock on account of a highly contagious disease, Brucella abortus, otherwise known as brucellosis or Bang’s disease. Brucellosis causes cattle to abort or have procreational problems. As a part of…
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