Legal Opinion

Kofka v. Rosicky

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided June 26, 1894No. 4927PublishedCited by 86 opinions

Appeal from the district court of Douglas county. Heard below before Wakeley, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. The agreement, although not in writing, is such as a court of equity will enforce. (Briton v. Van Cott, 33 Pac.

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Appeal from the district court of Douglas county. Heard below before Wakeley, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. The agreement, although not in writing, is such as a court of equity will enforce. (Briton v. Van Cott, 33 Pac. Rep. [Utah], 218; Korminshy v. Korminshy, 21 N. Y. Supp., 611; Godine v. Kidd, 64 Hun [N. Y.], 585; Van Dyne v. Vreeland, 11 N. J. Eq., 370; Sharkey v. McDermott, 91 Mo., 655; Wright v. Tinsley, 30 Mo., 389; Gupton v. Gupton, 47 Mo., 37; Sutton v. Hayden, 62 Mo., 101; Hill v. Gomme, 1 Beav. [Eng. Ch.], 555; Wall’s Appeal, 111 Pa. St., 460; Thompson v.…

1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.

December 8, 1888, the following petition was filed in the district court of Douglas county.

“The plaintiff, Josephine Kofka, appears by her next friend, James Kofka, and for her cause of action alleges the fact to be that this plaintiff was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on the 16th day of March, 1877; that her father’s name is James Kofka, who appears here as her next friend, and her mother’s name is Mary Kofka, both of whom were then residing in Omaha, and have ever since here resided; that the parties' to this suit are all of Bohemian nationality; that soon after her birth, to-wit, in-the month…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Sharkey v. McDermottSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
  2. Sutton v. HaydenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  3. Wright v. WrightMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
  4. McKinnon v. McKinnonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1893
  5. Haines v. HainesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1854

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3Cited by86 opinions

  1. Owens v. McNallyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Larrabee v. PorterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907
  4. Chehak v. BattlesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  5. McCabe v. HealyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902

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