Opinion ID: 4646860
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Heading: standard of review

Text: [1] A trial court has the discretion to determine the relevancy and admissibility of evidence, and such determinations will not be disturbed on appeal unless they constitute an abuse of that discretion. Walker v. BNSF Railway Co., 306 Neb. 559, 946 N.W.2d 656 (2020). [2] In a civil case, the admission or exclusion of evidence is not reversible error unless it unfairly prejudiced a substantial right of the complaining party. Id. [3] A condemnation action is reviewed as an action at law, in connection with which a verdict will not be disturbed unless it is clearly wrong. Curry v. Lewis & Clark NRD, 267 Neb. 857, 678 N.W.2d 95 (2004). [4] To establish reversible error from a court’s failure to give a requested jury instruction, an appellant has the burden to show that (1) the tendered instruction is a correct statement of the law, (2) the tendered instruction was warranted by the evidence, and (3) the appellant was prejudiced by the court’s failure to give the requested instruction. Hike v. State, 288 Neb. 60, 846 N.W.2d 205 (2014). [5] An appellate court reviews a denial of a motion for new trial for an abuse of discretion. Anderson v. Babbe, 304 Neb. 186, 933 N.W.2d 813 (2019).