ALLEN v. SHERIFF OF LANCASTER COUNTY

No. S-93-196.

511 N.W.2d 125 (1994)

245 Neb. 149

Richard ALLEN, Appellant, v. SHERIFF OF LANCASTER COUNTY, Nebraska, Tom Casady, and Administrator of Lancaster County Corrections, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

February 4, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth Tallon, of Legal Services of Southeast Nebraska, Lincoln, for appellant.

John A. Colborn, Chief Deputy Lancaster County Atty., and Thomas S. Jaudzemis, Deputy Lancaster County Atty., for appellees.

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


BOSLAUGH, Justice.

On February 9, 1993, Richard Allen was jailed for contempt of court because he failed to pay a debt to Security Pacific Financial Services of Iowa, Inc., which he had been ordered to pay in a dissolution decree of March 22, 1991. A petition for writ of habeas corpus was filed on Richard's behalf in the district court on February 10, 1993. The petition was dismissed on February 12; however, Richard was ordered released from custody pending a review...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases