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CITY OF LINCOLN v. COUNTY OF LANCASTER

No. S-16-852.

898 N.W.2d 374 (2017)

297 Neb. 256

CITY OF LINCOLN, Nebraska, a political subdivision, appellant, v. COUNTY OF LANCASTER, a political subdivision, appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed July 21, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery R. Kirkpatrick , Lincoln City Attorney, and Elizabeth D. Elliott for appellant.

Joe Kelly , Lancaster County Attorney, and Douglas D. Cyr , Lincoln, for appellee.

Heavican, C.J., Wright, Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Kelch, and Funke, JJ.

INTRODUCTION

Where a county obtains liability insurance, it waives sovereign immunity from claims covered by the insurance to the extent stated in the policy.1 The district court granted summary judgment for a county based upon its policy's retained insurance limit. But because the county's policy...

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