Opinion ID: 4552301
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Heading: standard of review

Text: [1,2] The construction of a contract is a matter of law, in connection with which an appellate court has an obligation to reach an independent, correct conclusion irrespective of the determinations made by the court below. 3 Whether jury instructions are correct is a question of law, which an appellate court resolves independently of the lower court’s decision. 4 2 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-1106 (Cum. Supp. 2018). 3 Johnson Lakes Dev. v. Central Neb. Pub. Power, 254 Neb. 418, 576 N.W.2d 806 (1998). 4 State v. Swindle, 300 Neb. 734, 915 N.W.2d 795 (2018). - 116 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 306 Nebraska Reports ACKLIE v. GREATER OMAHA PACKING CO. Cite as 306 Neb. 108