Associated Press - August 3, 2009 12:25 PM ET

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A lawsuit against a Nebraska county alleges shoddy care of a nursing-home resident led to months of pain and, ultimately, her death.

Filed on Monday in Kearney County District Court, the lawsuit alleges staffers at the county-run nursing home in Minden caused 81-year-old Erna Brown to fall, then failed to treat and report to her doctor a large ulcer that formed.

The lawsuit says the ulcer became infected and caused her death early last year.

The lawsuit from Gary Brown, her son and representative of her estate, alleges the county committed fraud by not revealing the extent to which the nursing home was improperly staffed.

Kearney County Attorney David Wondra did not immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press on Monday.

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Kearney County: http://www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/index(underscore)html

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