Nebraska Statutes 25-1301. Judgment, rendition of judgment, entry of judgment, decree, or final order, defined; records; clerk; duties
(1) A judgment is the final determination of the rights of the parties in an action.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 25-1301
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) Rendition of a judgment is the act of the court, or a judge thereof, in signing a single written document stating all 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.
(4) The clerk shall prepare and maintain the records of judgments, decrees, and final orders that are required by statute and rule of the Supreme Court. Whenever any judgment is paid and discharged or when a satisfaction of judgment is filed, the clerk shall enter such fact upon the judgment index.
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;
- Laws 2018, LB193, § 17;
- Laws 2020, LB1028, § 3.