Legal Opinion
Timberlake v. Douglas County
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 2015No. S-14-770PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
- 387 - Nebraska A dvance Sheets 291 Nebraska R eports TIMBERLAKE v. DOUGLAS COUNTY Cite as
291 Neb. 387
R achelle L. Timberlake, appellee, v. Douglas County, Nebraska, a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska, appellant. ___ N.W.2d ___ Filed July 17, 2015. No. S-14-770. 1. Judgments: Appeal and Error. An appellate court independently reviews questions of law decided by a lower court. 2. Statutes. The meaning and interpretation of a statute presents a question of law. 3. Contracts. The interpretation of a contract and whether the contract is ambiguous are questions of law. 4. Contracts:…
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