Legal Opinion

Dykes v. Scotts Bluff County Agricultural Society, Inc.

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided September 22, 2000No. S-99-515PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtConnolly, J.

In this appeal, we are asked to address whether Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-729(3) (Reissue 1998), defining recreational purposes under the Recreation Liability Act (the Act), is unconstitutionally vague and whether the viewing of livestock exhibits at a county fair is a recreational purpose under § 37-729(3). The appellant, Betty Dykes, filed a petition alleging that she was injured when she was struck by a pig that was part of a livestock exhibit at the Scotts Bluff County Fair. The fair was held on land owned by the appellee, Scotts Bluff County Agricultural Society, Inc. (the Society). The…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Conway v. Town of WiltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  2. State Ex Rel. Stenberg v. MooreNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Rodriguez v. NielsenNebraska Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Watson v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Hall v. Turtle Lake Lions ClubCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1988

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Dykes v. SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY AGR. SOC.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Opinion No. (2002), Nebraska Attorney General Reports2002
  3. Opinion No. (2002), Nebraska Attorney General Reports2002
  4. Opinion No. (2009), Nebraska Attorney General Reports2009

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