WISEMAN v. KELLER

No. 84-408.

358 N.W.2d 768 (1984)

218 Neb. 717

Earl Raymond WISEMAN et al., Plaintiffs, v. Robert KELLER, State Probation Administrator for the State of Nebraska, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

November 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beverly Evans Grenier and Steven D. Burns of Steven D. Burns, P.C., Lincoln, for plaintiffs.

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., and Sharon M. Lindgren, Lincoln, for defendants.

KRIVOSHA, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, HASTINGS, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN, and GRANT, JJ.


BOSLAUGH, Justice.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska has certified the following question of law to this court: Does Neb. Rev.Stat. § 20-148 (Reissue 1977) constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity by the State of Nebraska for actions brought in federal court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) to protect rights under the contract clause (article I, § 10, of the U.S. Constitution) and property interests protected under the fourteenth amendment...

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