Professional Recruiters, Inc. v. Oliver

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court for Hall County for the defendants, dismissing the plaintiff’s petition. We reverse the judgment and remand for a new trial on damages only.

This matter has previously been before this court. In Professional Recruiters v. Oliver, 226 Neb. 16, 409 N.W.2d 304 (1987), we reversed and remanded for a new trial after we determined the trial court erroneously instructed the jury that personal services contracts are governed by the Nebraska Uniform Commercial Code statute of frauds.

On retrial, a jury was waived and the parties submitted for the…