RATIGAN v. K.D.L., INC.

No. S-96-415.

573 N.W.2d 739 (1998)

253 Neb. 640

Dennis M. RATIGAN, Appellant, v. K.D.L., INC., d/b/a Sundowner Bar, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 2, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Pfeffer and Jeff T. Courtney, of Pfeffer Law Offices, Omaha, for appellant.

J. Joseph McQuillan and Scott A. Calkins, of Walentine, O'Toole, McQuillan & Gordon, Omaha, for appellee.

WHITE, C.J., and CAPORALE, WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, and McCORMACK, JJ.


STEPHAN, Justice.

Shortly after midnight on September 15, 1993, Michael Ray Smith shot Dennis M. Ratigan, Sr., during an altercation in the parking lot of the Sundowner Bar. Both men had been in the tavern prior to the incident. Ratigan brought this personal injury action against K.D.L., Inc., the owner of the Sundowner Bar, claiming that it was negligent in failing to take measures to prevent the shooting and to protect him from harm. The district court for Sarpy...

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