Northland Insurance v. State

Succinctly, the issue in this case of first impression is whether under Nebraska’s State Tort Claims Act the State of Nebraska may be sued for contribution as an alleged joint tort-feasor.

In sustaining the State’s demurrer to the appellants’ petition for such relief, the district court for Dawes County held that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction because it found that a contribution claim is not a tort action under Nebraska’s State Tort Claims Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-8,209 et seq. (Reissue 1987). We reverse the holding of the district court and remand the cause for further proceedings.

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