S-22-0698 Dodge County Humane Society (Appellee) v. City of Fremont, Nebraska and the City Council for the City of Fremont, Nebraska (Appellant)
Appeal from the District Court for Dodge County, Judge Geoffrey C. Hall
Attorneys: Travis M. Jacott and Patrick J. Sullivan (Adams & Sullivan, P.C., L.L.O. for Appellant) and Thomas B. Thomsen (Sidner Law for Appellee).
Civil: Petition in Error and Termination of Contract
Proceedings below: The City Council for the City of Fremont voted to authorize termination of a contract with the Dodge County Humane Society (DCHS), so DCHS brought a Petition in Error, and the district court ordered that the contract be immediately reinstated. On its own motion, the Supreme Court ordered this case to be transferred from the docket of the Court of Appeals to its docket.
Issues: Appellant makes the following assignments of error: 1) The district court erred when it determined that the court had petition-in-error jurisdiction; 2) The district court erred when it determined that the City Council’s actions at the February 23, 2021 meeting constituted a judgment rendered or final order of an inferior tribunal; 3) The district court erred by considering evidence that was not contained in the record before the City Council; and 4) The district court erred by finding that authorization of sending the notice of termination letter by the City Council was not supported by sufficient evidence.