Opinion ID: 4524390
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Heading: standard of review

Text: [1] Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-185 (Cum. Supp. 2018), an appellate court may modify, reverse, or set aside a Workers’ Compensation Court decision only when (1) the compensation court acted without or in excess of its powers; (2) the judgment, order, or award was procured by fraud; (3) there is not sufficient competent evidence in the record to warrant the making of the order, judgment, or award; or (4) the findings of fact by the compensation court do not support the order or award.3 [2,3] On appellate review, the factual findings made by the trial judge of the Workers’ Compensation Court have the effect of a jury verdict and will not be disturbed unless clearly wrong.4 In testing the sufficiency of the evidence to support 2 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-1106 (Cum. Supp. 2018). 3 St. John v. Gering Public Schools, 302 Neb. 269, 923 N.W.2d 68 (2019). 4 Krause v. Five Star Quality Care, 301 Neb. 612, 919 N.W.2d 514 (2018). - 814 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 304 Nebraska Reports EDDY v. BUILDERS SUPPLY CO. Cite as 304 Neb. 804 the findings of fact in a workers’ compensation case, an appellate court considers the evidence in the light most favorable to the successful party, every controverted fact must be resolved in favor of the successful party, and the appellate court gives the successful party the benefit of every inference reasonably deducible from the evidence.5