Pickus v. State

The plaintiff, appellant herein, brought this action in the district court for Lancaster county against the state of Nebraska to recover '$3,824.89 with interest, on a claim arising, as alleged in the petition, “out of a contract in writing” between the plaintiff and the defendant. At the conclusion of the testimony the trial court instructed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant, which was *870done, and thereupon judgment was rendered dismissing plaintiff’s cause of action. Plaintiff appeals.

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