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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1122 (2026)

General and special verdicts; definitions; form of special verdicts generally

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The verdict of a jury is either general or special. A general verdict is that by which they pronounce, generally, upon all or any of the issues either in favor of the plaintiff or defendant. A special verdict is that by which the jury finds the facts only. It must present the facts as established by the evidence, and not the evidence to prove them; and they must be so presented that nothing remains to the court but to draw from them conclusions of law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1945–2019 · leading case: Snyder Ex Rel. Snyder v. Contemporary Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C., 605 N.W.2d 782 (Neb. 2000).
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Snyder Ex Rel. Snyder v. Contemporary Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C., 605 N.W.2d 782 (Neb. 2000). · cites it 6× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 25-1122 (Reissue 1995). It must present the facts as established by the evidence, and not the evidence to prove them; and they must be so presented that nothing remains to the court but to draw from them conclusions of law.”
Bank v. Mickels, 302 Neb. 1009 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 2× “The Banks were not prejudiced when the district court rejected their proposed preexisting condition instruction, and they cannot show reversible error.”
Bradley T. Ex Rel. D.T. v. Cent. Catholic High Sch., 653 N.W.2d 813 (Neb. 2002). · cites it 2× “2d 212 (1997) (citing Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1122 (Reissue 1995)).”
Kuhnel v. BNSF Ry. Co., 834 N.W.2d 803 (Neb. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “The “general verdict” rule, which is also referred to as the “two issue” rule, is a policy rule which provides that where a gen- eral verdict is returned for one of the parties, and the mental processes of the jury are not tested by special interrogatories to indicate which…”
Baum v. Cnty. of Scotts Bluff, 109 N.W.2d 295 (Neb. 1961). · cites it 4× “” Section 25-1122, R. R. S. 1943, provides: “The verdict of a jury is either general or special.”
Gustafson v. Burlington N. R.R., 561 N.W.2d 212 (Neb. 1997). · cites it 3× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 25-1122 (Reissue 1995) specifically states that a jury, by its general verdict, "pronounce[s] .”
Carlson v. Hanson, 88 N.W.2d 140 (Neb. 1958). · cites it 2× “” Section 25-1122, R. R. S. 1943, provides: “The verdict of a jury is either general or special.”
Bank v. Mickels, 302 Neb. 1009 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1122 (Reissue 2016).”
Bank v. Mickels, 302 Neb. 1009 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1122 (Reissue 2016).”
Collett v. Frederiksen, 18 N.W.2d 68 (Neb. 1945). · cites it 2× “Section 25-1122, R. S. 1943, defines “special verdict” in the following language; “ * * * a special verdict is that by which the jury finds the facts only.”
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