Andrews v. City of Lincoln

From the judgment of the district court for Lancaster County, awarding Richard Andrews $11,856 and an attorney fee for Andrews’ counsel, the City of Lincoln, a city of the primary class, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 15-101 (Reissue 1983), has appealed. We reverse and remand with direction.

Andrews, a city employee, filed his petition in the district court, seeking judgment against the city for “loss of employment, loss of wages, and humiliation and embarrassment” because the city had failed to perform its contract of employment with Andrews. In his petition, Andrews did not allege that he had filed a…