(DOWNLOAD) "Arcadia State Bank v. Carl R. Nelson Et" by Supreme Court of Nebraska * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Arcadia State Bank v. Carl R. Nelson Et
- Author : Supreme Court of Nebraska
- Release Date : January 09, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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The instant case once again points up how some cases are destined to go from bad to worse no matter how much effort the trial court may exert in attempting to assist the parties. The appellant, Arcadia State Bank (Bank), commenced this action by filing a petition in replevin in the district court for Valley County, Nebraska, seeking the immediate possession of certain items of personal property previously pledged to the Bank by the apparent owner, Carl Nelson, all of which were in the possession of Carl Nelson at the time suit was commenced. At the time that the petition in replevin was filed by the Bank, the records in the office of the clerk of Valley County, Nebraska, disclosed that the debtor, Carl Nelson, had executed a financing statement in favor of his son, an appellee in this case, Jerry Nelson. Jerry Nelson's claim, therefore, to the personal property sought to be replevied by the Bank apparently was some interest in the property acquired by reason of a financing statement and not by reason of any ownership interest. It is difficult for us to be certain as to this, however, as Jerry Nelson did not file a brief in this court. On March 2, 1984, both Carl Nelson and Jerry Nelson filed answers consisting of a general denial. Carl Nelson's wife, Ann, also filed an answer. She has not, however, appealed from the judgment entered against her, and for the purposes of this appeal can hereafter be disregarded. Thereafter, on May 24, 1984, the Bank served requests for admission and interrogatories on both the debtor, Carl Nelson, and his son, Jerry Nelson. Neither party filed answers to these filings, and on September 18, 1984, the Bank filed a motion seeking to have the court determine that the requests for admission were deemed admitted by reason of the Nelsons' failure to file answers. See Neb. Ct. R. of Disc. 36 (rev. 1983). At that time the Bank also moved the court to compel answers to interrogatories, which had previously been served and were unanswered, and for attorney fees and sanctions pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. of Disc. 37 (rev. 1983). Additionally, the Bank filed a motion seeking summary judgment against all defendants. A hearing on all of these motions was held on October 31, 1984, a hearing at which Jerry Nelson failed to appear.