Legal Opinion
Williams v. Gould, Inc.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided July 21, 1989No. 87-703, 87-704 and 87-705PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanahan, J.
The appellants, Tyree Biggs, Sr., Ulysses Abbott, and Mozella Williams, who is the surviving spouse and personal representative of the estate of Vergil Williams, filed their separate actions in the district court for Douglas County, Nebraska, against Gould, Inc., Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Sr., M.D., and Sidney Lerner, M.D., concerning bodily injuries caused by exposure to lead, cadmium, and arsenic at Gould’s smelter in Omaha.
The Petitions.
In substantially identical petitions, appellants alleged the relationship of the parties and the basis for appellants’ actions. Gould, which operated its…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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