Opinion ID: 2107819
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Heading: Original Judgment

Text: In 1987, Cave filed a petition in Lancaster County Court, naming Alfred L. Reiser and Jerold J. Reiser as individual defendants; Alfred is Jerald's brother. Cave alleged that Alfred and Jerald had breached a contract. The praecipe for summons attached to the petition requested that the sheriff make personal service on Alfred and Jerald and gave their address as 4210 Adams St., Lincoln, NE 68504. It is undisputed that Alfred lived at this address and was served. Jerald, however, claims that at the time, he lived at a different address, and that he was never served. On February 5, 1988, an attorney filed an answer and counterclaim, purportedly on behalf of both Alfred and Jerald. Jerald claims that he never spoke with the attorney, employed her, or authorized her to make appearances or filings on his behalf. He also points out that on the answer and counterclaim, his first name is misspelled. Following a bench trial, the court entered judgment for Cave. The judgment became dormant in 1993. Jerald claims that he did not learn about the lawsuit or the outstanding judgment until the revival proceedings.