SPELLMAN v. STATE

No. 35929.

135 N.W.2d 137 (1965)

178 Neb. 738

Samuel E. SPELLMAN and Berdina Spellman, Appellants, v. STATE of Nebraska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

May 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John McArthur, Merril R. Reller, Lincoln, for appellants.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Harold S. Salter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Warren D. Lichty, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Woods, Aitken & Aitken, Lincoln, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and CARTER, BOSLAUGH, BROWER, SMITH, and McCOWN, JJ.


BOSLAUGH, Justice.

This is an action for damages brought by Samuel E. Spellman and Berdina Spellman as plaintiffs against the State of Nebraska. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiffs' motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial were overruled and they have appealed.

The plaintiffs own a tract of land in Lancaster County, Nebraska, which lies south of U. S. Highway No. 6 and east of the village of Emerald, Nebraska...

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