Opinion ID: 6498596
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Heading: standard of review

Text: [1,2] An appellate court affirms a lower court’s grant of summary judgment if the pleadings and admitted evidence 6 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1301(2) (Cum. Supp. 2020). 7 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-1106(3) (Cum. Supp. 2020). - 848 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 311 Nebraska Reports CHOICE HOMES v. DONNER Cite as 311 Neb. 835 show that there is no genuine issue as to any material facts or as to the ultimate inferences that may be drawn from the facts and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. 8 An appellate court reviews the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo, viewing the record in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party and drawing all reasonable inferences in that party’s favor. 9 [3] An appellate court independently reviews questions of law decided by a lower court. 10