Swoboda v. MERCER MANAGEMENT CO.

Marie Swoboda brought a negligence action against the defendants, Mercer Management Company and First National Bank of Omaha, seeking damages for personal injuries sustained when Swoboda fell while ascending a flight of stairs in a building then owned by First National and managed by Mercer Management. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants, and Swoboda appealed. The Nebraska Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s judgment and remanded the cause. We granted further review.

SCOPE OF REVIEW

In reviewing a summary judgment, an appellate court views the…