S-19-0913 Great Northern Insurance Company v. Transit Authority of City of Omaha (Appellant)
Douglas County District Court, Judge Thomas A. Otepka
Attorneys: Matthew D. Hammes (Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy & Hammes) & Cheri MacArthur (Cozen O’Conner) --- Robert M. Schartz (Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP) (Appellant)
Civil: Jurisdiction; Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act
Proceedings below: The Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The Appellant filed a petition for further review which was sustained by the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Issue: Whether the Court of Appeals erred in failing to recognize that the denial of Appellant’s motion for summary judgment based on the assertion of sovereign immunity is a final, appealable order under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1902, as amended and modified at the time this appeal was taken.