Opinion ID: 1816952
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Heading: appeal pursuant to apa

Text: As a threshold matter, we must address the appellants' assertion that the district court erred in granting judicial review of the Department's order pursuant to the APA. The appellants argue that the district court did not have jurisdiction in the instant case because the case was not contested. Thus, to determine whether the district court had jurisdiction under the APA, we must determine whether the instant case was contested, see Gretna Public School v. State Board of Education, 201 Neb. 769, 272 N.W.2d 268 (1978), and whether the appellee minority shareholders were aggrieved, see Karnes v. Wilkinson Mfg., 220 Neb. 150, 368 N.W.2d 788 (1985). Any person aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case, whether such decision is affirmative or negative in form, shall be entitled to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act. Neb.Rev.Stat. § 84-917 (Reissue 1994).