A-16-0486, Michael Buckeridge as father and next friend of Kaleigh Buckeridge (Appellant) v. Northfield Retirement Communities
Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, Judge Daniel Fridrich
Attorney for Appellant: Michael W. Meister
Attorney for Appellee: Gregory D. Worth (McAnany, VanCleave & Phillips)
Civil Action: Workers' compensation benefits
Action Taken by Trial Court: The Workers' Compensation Court denied survivor benefits to appellant.
Assignments of Error on Appeal: On appeal, Buckridge assigns that: (1) there is not sufficient competent evidence in the record to find that Kena Buckridge committed suicide and the defendant did not meet its burden of proof in that regard as a matter of law; (2) the trial court failed to apply the presumption against suicide as required by law under the facts as they existed; and (3) the trial court improperly relied upon evidence which caused the court to exhibit bias against plaintiff's decedent resulting in a denial of benefits.