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PETTIT v. STATE

No. S-94-797.

544 N.W.2d 855 (1996)

249 Neb. 666

Donna PETTIT, appellant, v. STATE of Nebraska, Department of Social Services, appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Ross, of Ross, Schroeder, Brauer & Romatzke, Kearney, for appellant.

Don Stenberg, Attorney General, and Lynne R. Fritz, Lincoln, for appellee.

WHITE, C.J., and CAPORALE, FAHRNBRUCH, LANPHIER, WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, and GERRARD, JJ.

FAHRNBRUCH, Justice.

The issue in this litigation is whether Donna Pettit, a chore provider of an aged and disabled individual under the Medicaid Waiver Program, was an employee of the Nebraska Department of Social Services (DSS) when she injured her lower back while providing chore services.

The Workers' Compensation Court found that Pettit did not prove that she was a DSS employee. Upon appeal, the Nebraska Court of Appeals reversed the Workers' Compensation...

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