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Lawsuit Against Nebraska Lake Association, Family Revived

ne-supreme-courtOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has revived a paralyzed man’s lawsuit against a northeast Nebraska private lake community association and a family who invited him to the lake, where he was injured.

Cole Hodson was paralyzed from the chest down on July 26, 2010, after diving into Willers Cove lake near Pilger, hitting an unexpected shallow area and breaking his neck. He was 18 at the time.

On Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the lawsuit against a couple who formerly owned the lake, saying they could not have reasonably foreseen any injury to Hudson. However, the high court said the lower court was wrong to dismiss the case against Willers Cove Owners Association and the family who invited Hodson to the lake.

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