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Judgments
(see also Jurisdiction)
25-1301. Judgment, rendition of judgment, entry of judgment, decree, or final order,
defined; records.
(1) A judgment is the final determination of the rights of the parties in an action.
(2) Rendition of a judgment is the act of the court, or a judge thereof, in making and signing a
written notation of the relief granted or denied in an action.
(3) The entry of a judgment, decree, or final order occurs when the clerk of the court places the
file stamp and date upon the judgment, decree, or final order. For purposes of determining the
time for appeal, the date stamped on the judgment, decree, or final order shall be the date of
entry.
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Source: R.S.1867, Code § 428, p. 465; R.S.1913, § 7994; C.S.1922, § 8935; C.S.1929, § 20-1301;
R.S.1943, § 25-1301; Laws 1961, c. 111, § 1, p. 350; Laws 1999, LB 43, § 3.
25-1902 Final order, defined.
An order affecting a substantial right in an action, when such order in effect determines the
action and prevents a judgment, and an order affecting a substantial right made in a special
proceeding, or upon a summary application in an action after judgment, is a final order which
may be vacated, modified or reversed, as provided in this chapter.
Source: R.S.1867, Code § 581, p. 496; R.S.1913, § 8176; C.S.1922, § 9128; C.S.1929, § 20-1902.
In re Guardianship & Conservatorship of Bowman, 12 Neb. App. 891, 686 N.W.2d 642
(2004)
Trial courts are without authority to reopen their files and enter orders “interpreting”
or “clarifying” prior orders after the time for a proper appeal has passed.
“neither what the parties thought the judge meant nor what the judge thought he or
she meant, after time for appeal has passed, is of any relevance” and that “[w]hat
the decree, as it became final, means as a matter of law as determined from the four
corners of the decree is what is relevant.” Citing Neujahr v. Neujahr, 223 Neb. 722,
728, 393 N.W.2d 47, 51 (1986). See also Bhuller v. Bhuller, 17 Neb. App. 607, 767
N.W.2d 813 (2009), Pearson v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Milling Co., 282 Neb.
400, 803 N.W.2d 489 (2011)
I.P. Homeowners v. Morrow, 12 Neb. App. 119, 668 N.W.2d 515 (2003)
A judgment must respond to the pleadings. A judgment based upon an issue not
pled is a nullity.
Neujahr v. Neujahr, 223 Neb. 722, 393 N.W.2d 47 (1986)
Trial courts cannot later be asked to reinterpret or clarify their orders, even if both sides want
them to.
Litigation must be put to an end, and it is the function of a final judgment to do just
that. A judgment is the final consideration and determination of a court on matters
submitted to it in an action or proceeding. [Citation omitted.] If a judgment can mean
one thing one day and something else on another day, there would be no reason to
suppose that the litigation had been set at rest. The same must be said if the
judgment can mean one thing to one judge and something else to another judge. All
are bound by the original language used, and all ought to interpret the language the
same way. No court should express an opinion of what the judgment means until the
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