Rooney v. City of Omaha
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Douglas county: Alexander C. Troup, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
This is a claim under the workmen’s compensation act. Frank Rooney, while performing the duties of a policeman in the city of Omaha, was feloniously shot January 80, 1918, and as a result died the next day.. The claimant for compensation is his widow. The district court allowed her $1,140, and in addition $12 a week for 350 weeks and $200 for the expenses of .his last illness and *261funeral. From a judgment in her favor for these items, the city of Omaha has appealed.
It is contended on behalf of the city of Omaha that it is not liable to claimant under the workmen’s compensation act. A class of…
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