Legal Opinion
Swartz v. Topping
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided January 4, 1974No. 38963PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoslaugh, J.
The plaintiff was injured in an automobile-pedestrian accident on August 2, 1970. He was attempting to cross Capitol Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, when he was struck by an automobile operated by the defendant. The defendant appeals from a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $38,600.
The accident happened at about 1 a.m., while it was raining. The plaintiff intended to cross Capitol Avenue on the east side of Eighteenth Street. Capitol Avenue is 84 feet wide at that place. The plaintiff testified he could see no traffic in either direction when he started across Capitol…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Osborne v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1904
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