Ethics in Legal Practice in Nebraska: A Comparative Analysis
William F. Swindler
I. Introduction
II. General Principles of Professional Practice … A. Statutory Bases … B. Adjudication … C. Selected Advisory Opinions … 1. Relations between Attorney and Court … 2. Relations between Attorney and Client … 3. Relations with Opposing Parties, Witnesses, and Counsel … 4. Conduct during Trial … 5. Fiduciary Principles … 6. Fees and Expenses … 7. Conduct of the Business of Law Practice … 8. General Professional Responsibilities
III. Summary
Unemployment Compensation during Labor Disputes
Virgil J. Haggart Jr.
I. Survey of Federal and State Legislation
II. Object and Purpose of Unemployment Compensation Legislation … A. Federal Legislation … B. State Legislation
Property Settlements and the Federal Gift Tax—A Survey
William E. Mooney Jr.
I. Antenuptial Agreements … A. History … B. 1954 Code … C. A Partial Solution
II. Support and Property Rights … A. History … B. 1954 Code
III. Support for Minor Children
IV. Separation and Divorce Agreements … A. History … B. 1954 Code … C. Legislative History of IRC § 2516 … D. Situations Where § 2516 Does Not Apply
Determining the Fair Market Value of Oil and Gas Interests
C. E. Wright
I. Introduction … A. Estate Tax Code … B. Gift Tax Code … C. Regulations … D. Scope
II. Methods of Valuation … A. Where No Method Is Mentioned … B. Value from Sales of Same Property … C. Value from Other Property in the Area … D. Value from Analytical Appraisal … E. Estimates of Recoverable Reserves … F. Volumetric or Saturation Method … G. Decline Curve Method … H. Marketing … I. Pricing … J. Costs … K. Taxes … L. Present Value
III. Conclusion
Inconsistent Jury Verdicts in Civil Actions
John C. McElhaney
I. Vicarious Liability of Co-Defendant … A. General Problem and Solution … B. Joint Tortfeasors as Defendants … C. Indemnity Cases … D. The Comparative Negligence Doctrine
II. Derivative Causes of Action … A. General Problem and Solution … B. Power to Grant a New Trial … C. Who May Complain of the Inconsistency
III. Separate Cases Consolidated for Trial … A. General Problem and Solution … B. The Right to a Jury Trial
IV. Other Related Fact Situations
The Family Automobile Policy
Curtis M. Elliott
I. Introduction
II. Eligibility Considerations
III. Persons Insured
IV. Non-owned Automobile Coverage
V. Trailers
VI. Stolen Automobiles
VII. The Future
Effective Utilization of a Questioned Document Examiner
Winsor C. Moore
I. Introduction
II. Document Examination as a Profession … A. Historical Development … B. Qualifications of the Document Expert
III. Development of a Document Case by the Attorney … A. General … B. Evidence of Invalidity … C. Classification of Questioned Documents … D. Capabilities of a Qualified Document Examiner … E. Care and Preservation of Disputed Document … F. Interviews with Prospective Witnesses … G. Acquisition of Standards … 1. General … 2. Collected Standards … 3. Requested Standards … H. Collateral Study
Nebraska “Grade A” Dairy Regulation—A Study in Regulative Overlap
Deryl F. Hamann
I. Introduction … A. State Statutes Predating the 1957 “Grade A” Law … 1. 1951 Grade A Labeling Law … 2. General Milk Statutes … B. Municipal Ordinances
The Use of Real Evidence
Donald P. Lay
I. Introduction
II. Objections to Use
III. Use by Defendant
IV. Illustrative Proof … A. Photographs … B. X-rays … C. Models, Charts, Diagrams, and Maps … D. Blackboards
V. Conclusion
Practice and Procedure before the Nebraska State Railway Commission
J. Max Harding
I. Introduction
II. The Original or Extension Application
III. The Transfer Application
IV. Orders to Show Cause and Formal Complaints
V. After the Hearing
VI. Conclusion