Smith v. Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District

Stephen R. “Reed” Smith (Reed Smith) and Doris Smith sought and obtained further review in this court from the judgment of the Nebraska Court of Appeals in which it reversed a district court judgment based on a jury verdict in their favor and remanded the matter for a new trial. We conclude that the Court of Appeals erred in disturbing the jury verdict and, as such, reverse its judgment and remand the cause with the direction to reinstate the jury verdict and judgment entered in the district court.

I. FACTS

On July 3,1991, the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District (district) initiated…