Legal Opinion
Kansas Bankers Surety Co. v. Halford
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 2002No. S-00-1214PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
NATURE OF CASE
The Kansas Bankers Surety Company (KBS), which is the surety company for Fort Calhoun State Bank (the Bank), brought an action against Linda Halford (Halford) claiming fraud and conversion of funds. After KBS voluntarily dismissed its action against Halford, the district court awarded Halford attorney fees pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-824 (Reissue 1995). KBS timely appealed.
SCOPE OF REVIEW
The question of jurisdiction is a question of law, upon which an appellate court reaches a conclusion independent of the trial court. Kovar v. Habrock, 261 Neb. 337, 622 N.W.2d 688 (2001).
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Feight v. MathersNebraska Supreme Court · 1951
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