UNDERHILL v. HOBELMAN

No. S-09-150.

776 N.W.2d 786 (2009)

279 Neb. 30

Anne UNDERHILL, appellant, v. Shiloh HOBELMAN, appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

December 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary J. Nedved and Joel Bacon, of Keating, O'Gara, Nedved & Peter, P.C., L.L.O., Lincoln, for appellant.

Travis P. O'Gorman, of Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P., Lincoln, for appellee.

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


PER CURIAM.

NATURE OF CASE

The sole issue in this appeal is whether an amendment to Neb.Rev.Stat. § 54-601 (Reissue 2004), which inserted the word "injuring" to the list of recoverable actions, expands the statute's coverage to include damages caused by a dog's playful or mischievous behavior. Anne Underhill filed a complaint against Shiloh Hobelman, seeking damages for injuries she sustained when Hobelman's dog ran into her knee, causing her to fall...

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