Balames v. Ginn

Nebraska Advance Sheets 682 290 NEBRASKA REPORTS Thomas Balames, individually and as attorney in fact for R ichard J. Kostyra et al., appellee, v. Robert V. Ginn and Brashear LLP, formerly known as Brashear and Ginn, appellants. ___ N.W.2d ___ Filed April 17, 2015. No. S-13-1087. 1. New Trial: Appeal and Error. An appellate court reviews a trial court’s ruling on a motion for a new trial for abuse of discretion. 2. Judges: Words and Phrases. A judicial abuse of discretion exists when the reasons or rulings of a trial judge are clearly untenable, unfairly depriving a litigant of a substantial…