Thomas v. Peterson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• statutory language is to be given its plain and ordinary meaning, and appellate court will not resort to interpretation to ascertain meaning of words which are plain, direct, and unambiguous

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Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Blake
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2022-01-28· cited 110×
• Heist v. Nebraska Dept. of Corr. Servs.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2022-09-23· cited 17×
• In re Guardianship of Patrick W.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2024-04-19· cited 12×
• Estate of Block v. Estate of Becker
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2023-03-17· cited 11×
• State v. Clausen
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2025-01-24· cited 3×
• Hinson v. Forehead
  Nebraska Court of Appeals· 2021-07-20· cited 2×
• Deckard v. Cotton
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2025-08-01· cited 2×
• Bel Fury Investments Group v. Stewart
  Nebraska Court of Appeals· 2021-04-06
• Drake v. Allen
  Nebraska Court of Appeals· 2022-07-12
• Mancinelli v. Hillcrest Millard
  Nebraska Court of Appeals· 2025-04-15

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Lombardo v. Sedlacek
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2018-03-23· cited 482×
• Hargesheimer v. Gale
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2016-07-08· cited 240×
• State v. Gales
  Nebraska Court of Appeals· 2005-03-18· cited 200×
• Eicher v. Mid America Fin. Invest. Corp.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2008-04-18· cited 186×
• State v. Hess
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2001-03-09· cited 160×
• Webb v. Nebraska Dept. of Health & Human Servs.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2018-12-07· cited 160×
• Stewart v. Advanced Gaming Technologies, Inc.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2006-10-27· cited 149×
• Christensen v. Gale
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2018-09-12· cited 126×
• In Re Initiative Petition No. 347 State Question No. 639
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1991-06-11· cited 111×
• Johnson v. Neth
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2008-12-12· cited 106×
• Chambers v. Lautenbaugh
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2002-05-24· cited 91×
• Brown v. Missouri Secretary of State
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 2012-07-31· cited 88×
• First Nat. Bank of Omaha v. Davey
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2013-05-03· cited 87×
• Municipal Services Corp. v. Kusler
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1992-09-17· cited 48×
• Schulte v. Long
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2004-09-03· cited 43×
• Nye v. Fire Group Partnership
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2002-04-19· cited 41×
• Cox v. Daniels
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2008-10-16· cited 41×
• State Ex Rel. Humane Society of Missouri v. Beetem
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2010-08-11· cited 41×
• Montana Consumer Finance Ass'n v. State Ex Rel. Bullock
  Montana Supreme Court· 2010-08-17· cited 34×
• South Dakota State Federation of Labor AFL-CIO v. Jackley
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2010-07-21· cited 30×