Opinion ID: 2211550
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Heading: denial of partial summary judgment motion

Text: The appellants also contend that the district court erred in denying their motions for partial summary judgment. Because we have determined that the district court was without jurisdiction over the State, it did not have jurisdiction to consider the merits of the appellants' motions for partial summary judgment. When a lower court does not have jurisdiction over the case before it, an appellate court also lacks jurisdiction to review the merits of the claim, issue, or question presented to the lower court. See, Sack v. State, 259 Neb. 463, 610 N.W.2d 385 (2000); Ferguson v. Union Pacific RR. Co., 258 Neb. 78, 601 N.W.2d 907 (1999).