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COFFELT v. CITY OF OMAHA

No. 85-052.

388 N.W.2d 467 (1986)

223 Neb. 108

Thomas L. COFFELT, Appellant, v. CITY OF OMAHA, a Municipal Corporation, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

June 13, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter C. Bataillon of Sodoro, Daly & Sodoro, Omaha, for appellant.

Herbert M. Fitle, Omaha City Atty., and Timothy K. Kelso, Omaha, for appellees.

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

SHANAHAN, Justice.

On June 14, 1981, Thomas L. Coffelt, an Omaha policeman, sustained personal injury while on duty. A neurological surgeon operated on Coffelt for a herniated disk on August 14 and advised Coffelt against doing any heavy lifting. Coffelt was placed on departmental "injured on duty" status, which meant no work of any kind. Notwithstanding his "injured on duty" status, Coffelt performed construction work at a restaurant and was thereafter suspended...

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