BURKE v. HARMAN

No. A-96-846.

574 N.W.2d 156 (1998)

6 Neb. App. 309

John BURKE, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Kenneth HARMAN, Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Nebraska.

January 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Wagner and Maureen Freeman-Caddy, of Edstrom, Bromm, Lindahl, Wagner & Miller, Wahoo, for appellant.

Terry R. Wittler, of Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson & Oldfather, Lincoln, for appellee.

MILLER-LERMAN, C.J., and SIEVERS and MUES, JJ.


SIEVERS, Judge.

A Navajo chief's blanket, first phase, Ute style, is a rare and beautiful object because of its historical and ethnographic significance, as well as its art; all of which add to the blanket's great value. Such blankets were handwoven by Navajo women before 1850. The plaintiff, John Burke, acquired such a blanket by purchase for $115 from an antique mall in Lincoln. He sold the blanket to the defendant, Kenneth Harman, for $1,000. Harman sold the blanket...

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