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5 Neb. 237

Simpson v. Gregg

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1876

Nebraska Supreme Court · decided 1876-07-15

<p>1. Practice: referee: new trial. To obtain a review of the decision of a referee, a motion for a new trial is necessary.</p> <p>2. -: -: exceptions. Where the motion for a new trial is based upon errors in the admission or rejection of testimony, or the ruling of the referee upon other questions of law arising before him, it should appear that exceptions were taken at the time the errors occurred.</p> <p>3. -:--: -. When, in such case, no motion for a new trial is made, the alleged errors will not be considered, but the judgment will be affirmed.</p>

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently March 1911

2 state decisions

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Decided 1876-07-15

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Lake, Ch. J.

¶1Judgment was rendered in this case in the court below, as is admitted, although it does not affirmatively appear from the record, upon the report of a referee, to whom the cause was referred generally. To the report of the referee several exceptions were filed, but what disposition was made of them by the court does not appear. Neither does the record show that any exceptions were taken to any action of the court, save the final judgment.

¶2In order to have a review of the decisions of a referee under the code, a motion for a new trial must be filed, precisely the same as where the trial is to the court. And if the motion be based on the improper admission or rejection of testimony, or the ruling of the referee upon questions of law arising before him, it should appear affirmatively that exceptions were taken at the *238time the alleged errors occurred. In other words, it should appeal’, from an inspection of the record, that the alleged errors were in fact committed by the referee, and that exceptions were taken thereto at the proper time.

¶3For the reason, therefore, that no motion for a new trial was made, we cannot consider the alleged errors, and the judgment is affirmed.

¶4Judgment affirmed.

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