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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1103 (2026)

Trial, defined

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A trial is a judicial examination of the issues, whether of law or of fact in an action.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1948–2022 · leading case: Blinn v. Beatrice Cmty. Hosp. & Health Ctr., Inc., 708 N.W.2d 235 (Neb. 2006).
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Blinn v. Beatrice Cmty. Hosp. & Health Ctr., Inc., 708 N.W.2d 235 (Neb. 2006). · cites it 4× “(b) Application of Rule 15(b) to Summary Judgment Next, Beatrice argues that rule 15(b), which by its terms refers to issues "tried" by consent of the parties, does not apply to summary judgment motions, which are by definition not "trials.”
Meister v. Meister, 742 N.W.2d 746 (Neb. 2007). · cites it 2× “9 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1103 (Reissue 1995).”
Krepcik v. Interstate Transit Lines, 38 N.W.2d 533 (Neb. 1949). “An issue of fact exists when the court or jury is required to weigh and consider evidence to determine what the facts essential to a decision of a matter in litigation are, and when the trier of fact must determine which evidence is to be believed, what part thereof is to be…”
Vesely v. Nat'l Travelers Life Co., 682 N.W.2d 713 (Neb. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “Clearly, after a summary judgment, there is a decision by the trial court; but has there been a trial? Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1103 (Reissue 1995) defines a trial as a “judicial examination of the issues, whether of law or fact in an action.”
JR Watkins Co. v. Sorenson, 88 N.W.2d 902 (Neb. 1958). · cites it 2× “At the outset we point out and reaffirm certain rules of law which have application and are controlling, to wit: The hearing of a motion to dissolve an attachment is a “trial” of the issues of law or fact or both in an action or cause within the meaning of that term employed in…”
Shipley v. McNeel, 32 N.W.2d 639 (Neb. 1948). · cites it 2× “Section 25-1103, R. S.- 1943, provides: “A ‘trial’ is a judicial examination of the issues, whether of law or of fact in an action.”
Stanko v. Smith, King, Simmons & Conn Law (Neb. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “As we understand Stanko’s assignment of error, he claims he was entitled to a jury trial on the issue of whether the statute of limitations was violated. We disagree.”
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