INTRODUCTION|One hundred and six years ago, the United States Supreme Court wrote that grain warehouses stand "at the very gateway of commerce to take toll from all who pass," and that the warehouses "must submit to be ...

INTRODUCTION|My subject for this TePoel lecture arises from a difficulty I have had in my current work, which is the preparation of a casebook on comparative law and, specifically, that part of the casebook which deals ...

INTRODUCTION|In Nebraska, employees may initiate actions against their employers for injuries arising out of and in the course of employment under the guidelines set forth in Nebraska's Workmen's Compensation Act. The ...

FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. In United Steelworkers of America v. Weber, the United States ...

INTRODUCTION|Under the American system of jurisprudence, damages are the compensation awarded to a party for any loss or harm sustained due to the culpable actions of another. The primary purpose of awarding compensation ...

INTRODUCTION|In National Crane Corp. v. Ohio Steel Tube Co. , the Nebraska Supreme Court was asked to determine whether damages for economic loss could be recovered under a theory of strict liability in the absence of ...

INTRODUCTION|The augmented estate provision of the Nebraska Statutes provides that property owned by the surviving spouse is presumed to have been derived from the decedent except to the extent the surviving spouse established ...

INTRODUCTION|Quite often more than just the members of a striking union will be affected by a strike. This is particularly true in situations where the laborers are organized on a craft basis. Frequently, the work of the ...

INTRODUCTION|In Kleeb v. Kleeb, the Nebraska Supreme Court dealt with the respective rights of a vendor and vendee when a land sales contract to which both are parties has been delayed in performance. At issue were: (1) ...

INTRODUCTION|In Nebraska, as elsewhere, the condominium housing concept presents some unique legal questions. Condominium ownership is a hybrid of individual and community ownership. Each unit owner has a fee simple in his ...