Legal Opinion
Watson v. City of Omaha
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 1981No. 43488PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHastings, J.
On Friday, June 30, 1978, LaShonda Watson, age 2y2 years, fell from a slippery slide located in Lake James Park and suffered a fractured leg. This action was brought by her father and next friend under the Nebraska Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 23-2401 et seq. (Reissue 1977), to recover damages from the defendant, City of Omaha, which owned and operated the public park. The District Court entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the total amount of $6,086.85. Although the City of Omaha assigns several errors in this appeal, including the sufficiency of the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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