Mook v. City of Lincoln

I respectfully dissent from the opinion adopted by the majority of the court.

This action is brought by the widow of a city fireman against the city of Lincoln and the Travelers Insurance Company, its compensation carrier. There was a hearing before Judge Frank M. Coffey, of the compensation court, and the widow was allowed $15 a week for a period of 325 weeks and $150 funeral benefit. There was then a hearing before the full compensation court, and the same award was affirmed. The defendants then appealed to the district court, and Honorable Frederick E. Shepherd, district judge, affirmed the…