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
Standing on Thin Ice: How Nebraska’s Standing Doctrine Prevents the Majority of Surface Water Users from Obtaining Judicial Relief against Groundwater Users Interfering with Their Appropriations
Logan Hoyt
I. Introduction
II. Background ... A. Water Development in Nebraska ... B. Spear T Ranch, Inc. v. Knaub ... C. Introduction to Standing Doctrine
III. Standing in Water Law Cases ... A. Natural Resource Districts and Standing to Challenge Governmental Actions ... B. Surface Water Entities and Standing ... C. Contrast between Natural Resources District Standing Cases and Central ... D. Nebraska’s Standing Doctrine Prevents Most Surface Water Users from Obtaining Relief
Judicial Bypass in Nebraska: How the Nebraska Supreme Court’s Decision in In re Anonymous 5, 286 Neb. 640, 838 N.W.2d 226 (2013) Illustrates the Complexity of Parental Consent Laws for State Wards Seeking Abortion
Amy J. Peters
I. Introduction
II. Background ... A. Parental Consent Laws for Minors Seeking Abortion ... B. Teen Pregnancy and Abortion in Foster Care ... C. Nebraska’s Parental Consent Law and the Supreme Court’s Holding in Anonymous 5