Mendoza v. Omaha Meat Processors

Decided June 26, 1987. Thomas Michael Shanahan wrote the opinion for the court.

408 N.W.2d 280 · Cited 169 times

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• Smith v. University of Nebraska Medical Center · 271 N.W.2d 852
• MacK v. Dale Electronics, Inc. · 307 N.W.2d 814
• Smith v. University of Nebraska Medical Center · 276 N.W.2d 86
• Osteen v. A. C. & S., Inc. · 307 N.W.2d 514
• Caradori v. Frontier Airlines, Inc. · 329 N.W.2d 865
• Franklin v. Pawley · 340 N.W.2d 156
• Vredeveld v. Gelco Express · 383 N.W.2d 780
• Novotny v. City of Omaha · 299 N.W.2d 757
• Smith v. Fremont Contract Carriers, Inc. · 358 N.W.2d 211
• Lynn v. METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICT · 403 N.W.2d 335
• Hamer v. Henry · 341 N.W.2d 322
• Eiting v. Godding · 214 N.W.2d 241
• Mulder v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. · 361 N.W.2d 572
• Gibson v. City of Lincoln · 376 N.W.2d 785
• Norris v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc. · 402 N.W.2d 658
• McGee v. Panhandle Technical Systems, Inc. · 387 N.W.2d 709
• Doty v. Aetna Life & Casualty · 350 N.W.2d 7
• Zaleski v. Farmland Foods, Inc. · 361 N.W.2d 523
• Snowardt v. City of Kimball · 117 N.W.2d 543
• Wheeler v. Northwestern Metal Company · 124 N.W.2d 377
• Minshall v. Plains Manufacturing Co. · 341 N.W.2d 906
• Towner v. Western Contracting Corporation · 82 N.W.2d 253
• Bender v. Norfolk Iron & Metal Co. · 400 N.W.2d 859
• Knudsen v. Metropolitan Utilities District · 374 N.W.2d 56
• Ward v. City of Mitchell · 400 N.W.2d 862

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