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EDWARDS v. DOUGLAS COUNTY

No. S-19-1195.

953 N.W.2d 744 (2021)

308 Neb. 259

Julie EDWARDS, appellant, v. DOUGLAS COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska, appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed January 29, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gretchen L. McGill , Omaha, Heather S. Voegele , and Brenda K. Smith , of Dvorak Law Group, L.L.C., for appellant.

Jimmie L. Pinkham III and William E. Rooney III , Deputy Douglas County Attorneys, for appellee.

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

In 2016, Julie Edwards was held hostage and sexually assaulted by a former boyfriend. In 2017, Edwards sued Douglas County under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act (PSTCA)1, alleging the county negligently handled a series of 911 calls and, as a result, emergency personnel did not arrive in time to...

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