Schafersman v. Agland Coop
Nebraska Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtConnolly, J.
The appellants, John Schafersman and Eileen Schafersman, allege that contaminated oats delivered to them by the appellee, Agland Coop (Agland), caused their dairy cows to become ill. To prove this allegation, the Schafersmans relied upon expert testimony. In Schafersman v. Agland Coop, 262 Neb. 215, 631 N.W.2d 862 (2001) (Schafersman I), we reversed a jury award for the Schafersmans, holding that the expert opinion testimony of their expert, Dr. Wallace Wass, failed to meet the Frye general acceptance test. But in Schafersman I, we also concluded that we would no longer employ the Frye test…
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