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Stevens v. StevensStevens v. Stevens

Nebraska Supreme Court
Apr 1, 1988
No. 86-229
Reporters:
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Before:
Hastings
Hastings, C.J.

Petitioner wife has appealed from a decree of dissolution of marriage, assigning as error the division of property, the awarding ‍‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‍of visitation rights to the respondent husband, and the overruling of her motion for anew trial.

The transcript contains plaintiff’s petition for legal separation, a decree of dissolution after “trial on the Cross-Petition of the Respondent,” a motion for a new trial claiming ‍‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‍failure to receive notice of the trial, and the judge’s minutes and journal entry indicating the overruling of the motion.

Neb. Ct. R. of Prac. 4A(l)a (rev. 1986) provides that the transcript shall contain “ [s]uch of the pleadings upon which the case ‍‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‍was tried, as designated by the appellant.”

Neither the praecipe required by the rule to be filed with the clerk of the district court nor the “Cross-Petition” (responsive pleading) upon which the case was tried was included within the transcript. As indicated ‍‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‍in rule 4A generally, it is the duty of the appellant to provide this court with the proper transcript. We cannot consider a judgment entered by the trial court on a pleading not included in the transcript. Brown v. Johnson, 58 Neb. 222, 78 N.W. ‍‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‍515 (1899).

There being nothing before this court upon which any relief can be given, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Stevens v. Stevens
Court Name: Nebraska Supreme Court
Date Published: Apr 1, 1988
Citations: 421 N.W.2d 429; 228 Neb. 84; 1988 Neb. LEXIS 103; No. 86-229
Docket Number: No. 86-229
Court Abbreviation: Neb.
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