Opinion ID: 2116910
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Heading: appeal of the february 17, 1989, order

Text: In case No. S-89-1181, the appellant, on March 13, 1989, filed a notice of appeal to the district court regarding the February 17, 1989, county court order dismissing his petition and sustaining Toedtli's motion for an order nunc pro tunc. Because the Box Butte County Court reserved ruling on the removal of the personal representative, Ackerman's appeal was premature. When multiple issues are presented to a trial court for simultaneous disposition in the same proceeding and the court decides some of the issues, while reserving some issue or issues for later determination, the court's determination of less than all the issues is an interlocutory order and is not a final order for the purpose of an appeal. Huffman v. Huffman, 236 Neb. 101, 459 N.W.2d 215 (1990). Generally, appellate jurisdiction is limited to a review of final orders. See In re Interest of J.M.N., 237 Neb. 116, 464 N.W.2d 811 (1991). Since there had been no final order in regard to all the issues submitted to the county court, Ackerman's appeal in case No. S-89-1181 was not properly before the district court and, therefore, is not properly before this court. A higher appellate court cannot obtain jurisdiction of an appeal when a district court, acting in its appellate capacity, fails to obtain jurisdiction of an appeal from a trial court. See State v. Hunter, 234 Neb. 567, 451 N.W.2d 922 (1990).