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RICHARDS v. DOUGLAS COUNTY

No. 81-714.

328 N.W.2d 783 (1983)

213 Neb. 313

Neva RICHARDS, Appellant, v. DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nebraska, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Schicker of Schicker & Leahy, Omaha, for appellant.

Donald L. Knowles, Douglas County Atty., and Thomas E. Brown, Deputy County Atty., Omaha, for appellees.

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

BOSLAUGH, Justice.

The plaintiff, Neva Richards, was severely injured when she was stabbed seven times by Theodore LaBute while attending a church service at the Pathway of Light Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 21, 1977. The attack was entirely unprovoked. LaBute had a history of mental illness and was a stranger to the plaintiff.

This action was brought against Douglas County, Nebraska, to recover damages for the injuries the plaintiff sustained...

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