WORTMAN v. NORTHWESTERN BELL TEL. CO.

No. 40186.

240 N.W.2d 15 (1976)

195 Neb. 637

Judy WORTMAN, Appellant, v. NORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Denenberg, Omaha, for appellant.

Joseph K. Meusey of Fraser, Stryker, Veach, Vaughn & Meusey, P. C., Omaha, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, NEWTON, CLINTON and BRODKEY, JJ.


WHITE, Chief Justice.

This is an action for damages arising out of personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision. The plaintiff appeals from a jury verdict of $1,000. We reverse the judgment of the District Court and remand for a new trial.

On February 7, 1973, the plaintiff, Judy Wortman, while driving an automobile, stopped for a stop sign and was struck from behind by the defendant's truck. The District Court determined that, as a matter of law...

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