Lave v. Neumann

This was an action for damages for personal injuries sustained in an accident on December 15, 1978. The defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $8,500.

The plaintiff Frank Lave was employed as a police *98officer by the City of Bellevue, Nebraska. On December 15, 1978, at about 1 p.m., he was directed to investigate a pickup truck parked near 18th and Warren Streets in the City of Bellevue. While the plaintiff was investigating the pickup truck, a semi-truck and trailer owned by the defendant, Herman Neumann, doing business as Plattsmouth Transfer, and…