Opinion ID: 4198862
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Text: [1] A district court’s findings of fact in a proceeding under the PSTCA will not be set aside unless such findings are clearly erroneous.2 [2] To the extent that the meaning and interpretation of statutes and regulations are involved, questions of law are presented, in connection with which an appellate court has an obligation to reach an independent conclusion irrespective of the decision made by the court below.3 2 See Mix v. City of Lincoln, 244 Neb. 561, 508 N.W.2d 549 (1993). 3 Cotton v. State, 281 Neb. 789, 810 N.W.2d 132 (2011). - 139 - Nebraska Supreme Court A dvance Sheets 297 Nebraska R eports McGAULEY v. WASHINGTON COUNTY Cite as 297 Neb. 134