Rendering judgment before the action stood for trial, according to the provisions of this code, shall be deemed a clerical error.
§ 25-1932.Judgment prematurely rendered as error.
Article 19: Appeals and Proceedings in Error · Not amended since original codification · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section treats a judgment rendered before an action was properly ready for trial as a clerical error, giving that particular defect a specific label under Nebraska’s error-correcting procedure.
Full Text of § 25-1932
Source
R.S.1867, Code § 598, p. 500; R.S.1913, § 8204; C.S.1922, § 9157; C.S.1929, § 20-1932; R.S.1943, § 25-1932.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-1932 is short, but it settles a question of characterization. Rendering judgment before the action stood for trial, under the provisions of the code, counts as a clerical error rather than some other category of defect.
That label matters because it connects to the rest of the article’s vocabulary of errors — clerical mistakes, irregularities, and the like each carry their own procedural treatment elsewhere in the chapter. By calling a premature judgment a clerical error, section 25-1932 places it within that recognized category rather than leaving its status open to argument.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of error is a judgment rendered before the case was ready for trial?
Section 25-1932 deems it a clerical error.
Why does it matter whether a premature judgment is called a “clerical error”?
The characterization ties the defect to the vocabulary used elsewhere in the chapter for correcting mistakes, irregularities, and similar procedural defects.
Does this section describe the remedy for a prematurely rendered judgment?
No. It addresses only how the defect is characterized; the remedy comes from other sections, including section 25-2007’s treatment of judgments rendered before an action stood for trial.
What does “stood for trial” mean here?
It refers to the case having reached the procedural point, under the code, at which it is properly ready to be tried.
Is this section limited to a particular type of case?
The text applies broadly to any action in which judgment was rendered before it stood for trial according to the code’s provisions.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: premature judgment clerical error nebraskajudgment before case ready for trialclerical error definition nebraska statuteaction not stood for trial nebraska