The Nebraska Law Review

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