WICKERSHAM v. STATE

No. 83-322.

354 N.W.2d 134 (1984)

218 Neb. 175

James L. WICKERSHAM, Appellant, v. STATE of Nebraska and Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

August 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Bartle of Nelson & Harding, Lincoln, and Steven C. Smith of Van Steenberg, Brower, Chaloupka, Mullin & Holyoke, Gering, for appellant.

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., and John R. Thompson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellees.

KRIVOSHA, C.J., BOSLAUGH, WHITE, HASTINGS, SHANAHAN, and GRANT, JJ., and COLWELL, District Judge, Retired.


SHANAHAN, Justice.

James L. Wickersham filed suit in the district court for Lancaster County against the State of Nebraska and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (State) under the State Tort Claims Act, Neb.Rev.Stat. §§ 81-8,209 et seq. (Reissue 1981). The district court granted summary judgment to the State. Wickersham appeals. We reverse and remand.

Wickersham's claim against the State relates to a loss of livestock on account of a highly contagious...

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