Legal Opinion
Salkin v. Jacobsen
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided March 29, 2002No. S-00-872PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephan, J.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-824 (Reissue 1995) authorizes a court, on its own motion or that of a party, to order a party or attorney who asserts a frivolous or bad faith claim or defense in a civil action to pay the opposing party’s reasonable attorney fees and court costs. The statute does not however specify the time in which a motion for such an order must be made. That issue is presented in this appeal as a matter of first impression.
BACKGROUND
Mike Salkin, as the assignee of Trustland Company, brought this action in the county court for Douglas County against Terry Jacobsen to recover a real…
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