Legal Opinion
Cotton v. Fruge
Nebraska Court of Appeals
Decided June 15, 1999No. A-98-154PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sievers, Judge.
This opinion addresses the consequences of a dismissal under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-217 (Reissue 1995) when a plaintiff fails to serve the defendants with process within the statutorily required 6 months of filing of the lawsuit.
BACKGROUND
On January 7, 1997, Allen R. Cotton filed a pro se complaint with a demand for a jury trial against Rickey J. Fruge, Jason P. Fruge, and the Fruges’ insurance carrier, Allstate Insurance Company, in the district court for Sarpy County, Nebraska. The complaint alleges that on August 4, 1993, Cotton was a passenger in a vehicle owned by Rickey and…
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- McDaneld v. FischerNebraska Court of Appeals · 1999
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