LAMBERT v. LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

No. S-19-620.

945 N.W.2d 84 (2020)

306 Neb. 192

Jena LAMBERT, individually and as guardian and next friend of Olivia Lambert, a minor, appellant, v. LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed June 19, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Weis , Omaha, of Wolfe, Snowden, Hurd, Ahl, Sitzmann, Tannehill & Hahn, L.L.P., for appellant.

Joshua J. Schauer and Haleigh B. Carlson , of Perry, Guthery, Haase & Gessford, P.C., L.L.O., Lincoln, for appellee Lincoln Public Schools.

Heavican, C.J., Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Stacy, Funke, Papik, and Freudenberg, JJ.


A minor child and her mother were bitten by a dog on a public school playground after students had been dismissed for the day. They filed a tort action under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act (PSTCA)1 generally alleging Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) was negligent in failing to enforce a policy of "no...

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