SHARKEY v. BOARD OF REGENTS

No. S-98-1061.

615 N.W.2d 889 (2000)

260 Neb. 166

John SHARKEY and Regina Sharkey, Appellants, v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF the UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

August 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Waldman and Marlon A. Polk, of Polk, Waldman & Wickman, L.L.C., Omaha, for appellants.

John C. Wiltse for appellee.

HENDRY, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.


GERRARD, J.

I. NATURE OF CASE

The instant appeal arises out of a stabbing incident on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). Danny Clark, a UNO student, stabbed John Sharkey (Sharkey) during an altercation over Clark's harassment of Sharkey's wife, Regina Sharkey (Regina). Sharkey sustained serious injuries to his hands and arms. He sought recovery in a suit filed against the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (University) under...

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