HANSMANN v. COUNTY OF GOSPER

No. 43168.

300 N.W.2d 807 (1981)

207 Neb. 659

Walter F. HANSMANN, Jr., Appellee, v. COUNTY OF GOSPER, Nebraska, Appellant, and Zurich-American Insurance Companies, a corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphy, Pederson, Piccolo & Anderson, North Platte, for appellant.

Conway & Connolly, Hastings, for appellee Hansmann.

Heard before KRIVOSHA, C. J., and BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, CLINTON, BRODKEY, WHITE, and HASTINGS, JJ.


BOSLAUGH, Justice.

The plaintiff, Walter F. Hansmann, Jr., was injured while driving a truck across a bridge across Deer Creek on a county road in Gosper County, Nebraska, when the bridge collapsed. This action was brought against the county to recover damages for the injuries the plaintiff sustained in the accident.

The bridge which collapsed was a steelpipe truss bridge, 50 feet long, and approximately 18 feet wide. It was located on a well-traveled gravel...

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