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MERRITT v. REED

No. 37521.

185 N.W.2d 261 (1971)

186 Neb. 561

Elvina M. MERRITT, Administratrix of the Estate of Ferdinand M. Merritt, Deceased, Appellant, v. Dwight REED, doing business as Reed Hardware, Chadron, Nebraska and Keith Lenington, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 19, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Fisher, Chadron, for appellant.

Van Steenberg, Winner & Wood, Scottsbluff, Crites & Shaffer, Chadron, for appellees.

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

WHITE, Chief Justice.

The deceased husband of the plaintiff, a pedestrian, was killed by a collision with a pick-up truck, owned by defendant Reed and being driven by defendant Lenington, while deceased was crossing Bordeaux Street between intersections in the downtown business district of Chadron, Nebraska. The district court submitted the case to the jury on issues of negligence and contributory negligence and the jury returned a verdict for the defendants. Judgment...

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