Opinion ID: 4518181
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Heading: standard of review

Text: [1,2] In reviewing a summary judgment, the court views the evidence in the light most favorable to the party against whom the judgment was granted and gives such party the benefit of all reasonable inferences deducible from the evidence.3 In an appeal from a declaratory judgment, an appellate court, regarding questions of law, has an obligation to reach its conclusion independently of the conclusion reached by the court below.4 1 Marx v. Hartford Acc. & Ind. Co., 183 Neb. 12, 157 N.W.2d 870 (1968). 2 Id. 3 Chase County v. City of Imperial, 302 Neb. 395, 923 N.W.2d 428 (2019). 4 Id. - 935 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 304 Nebraska Reports GAGE COUNTY v. EMPLOYERS MUT. CAS. CO. Cite as 304 Neb. 926 [3] The interpretation of an insurance policy presents a question of law that an appellate court decides independently of the trial court.5