Niemoller v. City of Papillion

276 Neb. 40

DANIEL J. NIEMOLLER, APPELLANT,

v.

CITY OF PAPILLION, APPELLEE.

No. S-07-893.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed July 3, 2008.

Leanne A. Gifford, of Scheldrup, Blades, Schrock, Sand & Aranza, P.C., for appellant.

Michaelle L. Baumert and Monica K. Hoppe, of Husch, Blackwell & Sanders, L.L.P., for appellee.

HEAVICAN, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, MCCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

STEPHAN, J.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether compliance with the claim requirement of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-726 (Reissue 1997) is a condition precedent to an action against a city of the first…