Bruno v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist.

Nebraska Advance Sheets BRUNO v. METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DIST. 551 Cite as

287 Neb. 551

In this case, Welsh never filed a petition in intervention. Although Welsh claims to have filed the equivalent in a writ­ ten motion, no such motion appears in the record before this court. At the time of his oral motion, Welsh was not a party to the suit. Furthermore, Welsh stated at the hearing that he no longer represented Wisniewski. Lacking subject matter juris­ diction, the court erred in deciding Welsh’s oral motion for payment. We have stated that a ruling made in the absence of subject matter…