Dean v. State

Nebraska Advance Sheets 530 288 NEBRASKA REPORTS James Dean, appellee and cross-appellant, v. State of Nebraska, appellant and cross-appellee. Ada JoAnn Taylor, appellee, v. State of Nebraska, appellant. ___ N.W.2d ___ Filed July 18, 2014. Nos. S-12-974, S-12-975. 1. Statutes: Appeal and Error. Statutory interpretation is a question of law, which an appellate court resolves independently of the trial court. 2. Tort Claims Act: Appeal and Error. A district court’s findings of fact in a pro- ceeding under the State Tort Claims Act will not be set aside unless such findings are clearly…