NEWTON v. HUFFMAN

No. A-00-470.

632 N.W.2d 344 (2001)

10 Neb. App. 390

James H. NEWTON II, Personal Representative of the Estate of Wesley Denton Heinrich Dunn, deceased, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Ray HUFFMAN and Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Department, a department of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, a political subdivision, Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Nebraska.

July 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Zimmerman, of Sorensen, Zimmerman & Mickey, Scottsbluff, for appellant.

Michael J. Javoronok, Gering, and Sterling T. Huff, Scottsbluff, of Michael J. Javoronok Law Firm, for appellee.

HANNON, INBODY and MOORE, Judges.


MOORE, Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On June 19, 1997, Wesley Denton Heinrich Dunn was shot and subsequently died in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. James H. Newton II, as Dunn's personal representative, filed suit against Deputy Sheriff Ray Huffman and his employer, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska (County) (collectively appellees), in the district court for Scotts Bluff County. Newton sought damages for Dunn's death pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988...

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