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PORTER v. KNIFE RIVER, INC.

No. S-20-578.

970 N.W.2d 104 (2022)

310 Neb. 946

Gwen Vargas PORTER, Special Administrator of the Estate of Curtis W. Blackbird and next friend of Nathan Mitchell, a minor child, appellant, v. KNIFE RIVER, INC., a Delaware corporation, et al., appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed February 18, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas R. Glasz , of Glasz Law Firm, for appellant.

Stephen G. Olson II , of Engles, Ketcham, Olson & Keith, P.C., Omaha, for Knife River, Inc.

Patrick R. Guinan , of Erickson | Sederstrom, P.C., Omaha, for appellee D.P. Sawyer, Inc.

Patrick L. Sealey , of Heidman Law Firm, P.L.L.C., for appellee A.M. Cohron & Son, Inc.

Michael L. Storey and Mark E. Novotny , of Lamson, Dugan & Murray, L.L.P., Omaha, for appellee M.E. Collins Contracting Company, Inc.

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

NATURE OF CASE

Officer Curtis W. Blackbird died on duty responding to an emergency domestic violence call when his police cruiser crashed into a parked crane on a portion of Highway 94 that was closed for construction. Blackbird's widow, Ardetta Blackbird, as special administrator of Blackbird's estate and as next friend...

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