Opinion ID: 2807829
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Text: The county court ordered distribution of settlement proceeds in the estate of Ellen M. Panec. Although the proceeds flowed from both a survival claim and a wrongful death claim, the court applied a wrongful death statute1 to govern all distributions. The Nebraska Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted further review to clarify the separate legal concepts governing the respective distributions. The county court should have allocated part of the proceeds to the survival claim and ordered distribution of those proceeds as part of Ellen’s probate estate. Although the Court of Appeals determined that $20,000 was allocated to the survival claim, the evidence did not support this conclusion. We therefore reverse, and remand with directions. 1 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-810 (Reissue 2008). - 48 - Nebraska A dvance Sheets 291 Nebraska R eports IN RE ESTATE OF PANEC Cite as 291 Neb. 46