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United States Supreme Court Adjudication of Eighth Circuit Decisions
(Creighton University School of Law, 1980)
INTRODUCTION|This initial portion of the survey will examine the background
and analysis of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals' decisions reviewed
by the Supreme Court in 1979. From the broad spectrum of
cases decided ...
Insurance - Supreme Court Review
(Creighton University School of Law, 1980)
FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)| The first insurance case the Nebraska Supreme Court considered
during the survey period was Cochran v. MFA Mutual Insurance
Co. In Cochran the court reaffirmed a controversial rule,
previously set ...
Labor Law - Supreme Court Review
(Creighton University School of Law, 1980)
INTRODUCTION| Police Officers Local 567 v. University of Nebraska involved
two separate appeals from orders entered by the Court of Industrial
Relations. The Court of Industrial Relations was petitioned
by the union to ...
Municipal Corporations - Supreme Court Review
(Creighton University School of Law, 1980)
FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)| The
Nebraska
Supreme
Court
considered
for
the
first
time
in
State
ex
rel
Boyer
v.
Grady,
"whether
municipal
voters
may
utilize
the
initiative
power
to ...
Workmen's Compensation - Supreme Court Review
(Creighton University School of Law, 1980)
FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|The Nebraska Supreme Court announced several important decisions relating to workmen's compensation in the past year.|Among the most significant of these decisions was Spiker v. John Day Co. The plaintiff, ...
Motor Vehicles - Supreme Court Review
(Creighton University School of Law, 1980)
FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)| In
the
past
year
the
Nebraska
Supreme
Court
heard
one
case
of
particular
import
in
the
area
of
motor
vehicles.
In
S
&
T
Motors
v.
General
Motors ...
Trusts and Wills - Supreme Court Review
(Creighton University School of Law, 1980)
FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|Page v. Buchfinck was appealed on the issue of whether the
Will of Alven Evans created a precatory trust over personal property devised to his wife. The court rejected arguments for a precatory trust ...
Taxation - Legislation
(Creighton University School of Law, 1980)
Evidence - Supreme Court Review
(Creighton University School of Law, 1980)
INTRODUCTION| In Roebuck v. Fraedrich the court admitted a mother's testimony
concerning the illegitimacy of her child. The court thereby
clarified and limited its ruling in Ford v. Ford. In Ford the court
held, "the ...
Schools - Supreme Court Review
(Creighton University School of Law, 1980)