SHELTON v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF U. OF NEB.

Nos. 44130, 44131, 44132, 44133 and 44134.

320 N.W.2d 748 (1982)

211 Neb. 820

Bruce E. SHELTON; Bruce E. Shelton, in his capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Chad E. Shelton; Sallie A. Shelton; Sandra Johnson Marchant, as best friend of Sherrie Johnson; and Sandra Johnson Marchant, in her capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Duane N. Johnson, Appellants, v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF the UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

June 11, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven E. Achelpohl and Edward F. Pohren, of Dwyer, O'Leary & Martin, P. C., Omaha, for appellants.

John R. Douglas, of Cassem, Tierney, Adams, Gotch & Douglas, Omaha, for appellees.

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


KRIVOSHA, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves five separate cases brought on behalf of the victims of a poisoning. The cases were consolidated for argument and decision before this court. The trial court sustained demurrers filed by the appellees, Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (Board of Regents) and Eugene C. Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases (Eppley Institute). Each of the appellants in the above-entitled cases elected to...

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