Hume v. Otoe County

These cases, brought under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act, arose out of an automobile accident which occurred on January 29, 1977, in Otoe County, Nebraska. Thomas Hume, a passenger in an automobile being operated by James P. Marion, Jr., was severely injured when the Marion automo bile struck the side of a semitruck and trailer at the intersection of Seven-Mile Road and U.S. Highway 73-75. An action was brought by Thomas Hume, by his father and next friend, Lowell Dean Hume, to recover damages for his personal injuries. A separate action was brought by Lowell Dean Hume to recover…