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HEINS v. WEBSTER COUNTY

No. S-94-713.

552 N.W.2d 51 (1996)

250 Neb. 750

Roger W. HEINS, Appellant, v. WEBSTER COUNTY, Nebraska, doing business as Webster County Hospital, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

August 23, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jefferson Downing, of Bruckner, O'Gara, Keating, Hendry, Davis & Nedved, P.C., Lincoln, for appellant.

Daniel L. Lindstrom and Jeffrey H. Jacobsen, of Jacobsen, Orr, Nelson, Wright, Harder & Lindstrom, P.C., Kearney, for appellee.

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

CONNOLLY, Justice.

The question presented is whether this court should abolish the common-law classifications of licensee and invitee and require a duty of reasonable care to all nontrespassers.

Roger W. Heins sued Webster County, Nebraska, doing business as Webster County Hospital, to recover for an injury to his back that he sustained when he fell upon the front entrance steps to the hospital. The district court for Webster County entered judgment in favor...

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