Nebraska Supreme Court rejects Omaha appeal in sinkhole suit [Video]

LINCOLN — An Omaha man should get his day in court over injuries suffered when a sinkhole opened up beneath his garbage truck, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday.

The case concerned a May 28, 2019, incident when Salvador Garcia was driving his usual route along South 19th Street, between M and N Streets, in Omaha. The road suddenly collapsed under him. The garbage truck fell in, and he wound up with shoulder and back injuries.

Garcia then sued the City of Omaha, which responded by arguing it was protected by Nebraska’s sovereign immunity law. The law shields government entities from liability in most cases.

But a Douglas County district judge rejected Omaha’s motion to have the case decided in its favor by summary judgment. On Friday, the state’s high court affirmed that decision and rejected the city’s appeal.

The Supreme Court said Garcia had presented evidence the incident fell …