Nelsen v. Grzywa

Sievers, Judge.

This appeal involves the question of whether chiropractors are “physicians” under the physician, nurse, or hospital lien statute (physician lien statute), Neb. Rev. Stat. § 52-401 (Reissue 1998) — an issue of first impression. The case originated when Christy A. Nelsen sued Robert J. Grzywa for personal injuries allegedly sustained in an automobile accident. The case settled for $27,500, but Nelsen’s insurance company, State Farm Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm), had previously paid its limit of $25,000 in medical payments and claimed subrogation for its medical pay…