N.W.2d 608 (1979). Additionally, in Vacca, supra, the court held that in order for a trial court to vacate a default judgment, the party seeking to vacate judgment must tender an answer or some other proof disclosing a meritorious defense, and that a general denial was insufficient to allow the vacation of a judgment under § 25-2720. A meritorious defense means one worthy of judicial inquiry because it raises a question of law deserving some investigation and discussion or a real controversy as to the essential facts. Steinberg v. Stahlnecker, 200 Neb. 466, 263 N.W.2d 861 (1978). In the case at bar, a review of the transcript reveals that a judgment on the pleadings was rendered by the county court on August 6,1992. See Federal Land Bank v. McElhose, 222 Neb. 448, 384 N.W.2d 295 (1986) (<HOLDING>). See, also, Sederstrom v. Wrehe, 215 Neb. 429,
holding that the rendition of a judgment is the act of the court in pronouncing the judgment accompanied by a notation on the trial docket and any later document setting out in greater detail the judgment merely confirms the docket entry holding that oral rendition of judgment supported by the courts docket sheet was insufficient express specific written order is required holding that the trial court in entering judgment affirming an earlier judgment for an award of attorney fees after having discovered that it mistakenly entered the earlier judgment before the expiration of time for the filing of objections had the inherent power under orcp 71 cs modification authority to change the effective date of the judgment without vacating or setting aside the judgment holding that a notation on the docket indicating courts decision without a separate written order or judgment did not start time for postjudgment motion holding that docket entry could not be used to show that appellants untimely amended answer was filed with permission of the trial court in order to defeat summary judgment