Johnson v. Nelson

Nebraska Advance Sheets JOHNSON v. NELSON 703 Cite as

290 Neb. 703

If the jury believed Ginn’s version of the facts, then Ginn did not breach a duty to ensure that the documents were signed before or after the closing. Instead, Balames’ injury was caused by his failure to follow Ginn’s advice, his failure to review the documents for the required signatures, and his misrepresenta- tion to Ginn that the documents were signed. Because the court incorrectly concluded that plain error per- meated the trial, we presume that the jury’s general verdict for Ginn shows it found for him on all the…