MASON v. CITY OF LINCOLN

No. S-02-750.

665 N.W.2d 600 (2003)

266 Neb. 399

Chad MASON, doing business as Chad Mason Productions, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. CITY OF LINCOLN, Nebraska et al., Appellees and Cross-Appellees, and State of Nebraska Athletic Commissioner Wally Jernigan, Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

July 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Stenberg, Attorney General, and L. Jay Bartel for appellant.

Mark T. Bestul and Vincent M. Powers, of Vincent M. Powers & Associates, Lincoln, for appellee Chad Mason.

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


WRIGHT, J.

NATURE OF CASE

Chad Mason, doing business as Chad Mason Productions, filed a declaratory judgment action in the Lancaster County District Court, seeking a determination that "fight contests," which are events consisting of mixed martial arts, kickboxing, and submission wrestling, fall under the jurisdiction of the State Athletic Commissioner and do not violate any statute or ordinance. The district court found that fight contests are under the...

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