The application for a new trial shall be by motion, upon written grounds, filed at the time of making the motion. It shall be sufficient, however, in assigning the grounds of the motion to assign the same in the language of the statute and without further or other particularity. The causes enumerated in subdivisions (2), (3), and (7) of section 25-1142 shall be sustained by affidavits showing their truth and may be controverted by affidavits.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1144
New trial; motion; form
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Fisher Corp. v. Consolidated Freightways, Inc. (1989)
Most recently applied in 132 Ventures v. Active Spine Physical Therapy (November 2024)
R.S.1867, Code § 317, p. 477; R.S.1913, § 7885; C.S.1922, § 8827; C.S.1929, § 20-1144; R.S.1943, § 25-1144; Laws 2009, LB35, § 9.
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