State ex rel. Loontjer v. Gale

Nebraska Advance Sheets STATE EX REL. LOONTJER v. GALE 973 Cite as

288 Neb. 973

lead to absurd results. Due to their failure to fulfill a condition precedent, the Webers were effectively in no different posi- tion during the 2010 season than the area farmers who had no contract at all with North Loup. It cannot be assumed that the Legislature intended to impose criminal liability on persons who refuse to deliver water to those who have no right to receive it. We conclude that the district court did not err in determining that North Loup was entitled to judgment as a matter of law with respect…