Legal Opinion
Horn v. Burns & Roe
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1976No. 75-1588PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, Henry Horn challenges the constitutionality of the Nebraska statute1 which limits the time for commencing actions based on “professional negligence” and as a result of which his claim for personal injuries against Burns & Roe, Inc. and Stearns-Roger Corporation was dismissed on motion as time barred under Nebraska law.2
We take as true the well-pleaded facts appearing in the complaint:
On June 4,1971, while employed by Jelco, Inc. as a steamfitter in the construction of the Cooper Nuclear Station at Brownville, Nebraska, Horn suffered substantial injuries…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Harad, Charles A. And the Home Insurance Company v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, and Catania, Francis JCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Curtis Ambulance of Florida, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of Shawnee, Kansas, and Medevac Midamerica, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Hirst v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceIdaho Court of Appeals · 1984
- Roe v. Federal InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- John A. GUY, Appellant, v. SWIFT AND COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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