CLAYTON v. NEB. DEPT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES

No. S-93-557.

524 N.W.2d 562 (1994)

247 Neb. 49

Kathleen CLAYTON, Appellant, v. NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES and Jack Conrad, Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

December 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Mahern, of Creighton Legal Clinic, Omaha, for appellant.

Don Stenberg, Atty. Gen., and Paul N. Potadle, Lincoln, for appellee.

HASTINGS, C.J., WHITE, CAPORALE, FAHRNBRUCH, LANPHIER, and WRIGHT, JJ., and BOSLAUGH, J., Retired.


LANPHIER, Justice.

Pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (Act), the appellant, Kathleen Clayton, lost her driving privileges after she was ticketed for causing a chain collision after the brakes failed on her car. The Act, Neb.Rev.Stat. § 60-501 et seq. (Reissue 1988 & Cum.Supp.1992), seeks to protect the public against the operation of motor vehicles by financially irresponsible persons. Montgomery v. Blazek, 161...

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