In Breeden v. Nebraska Methodist Hosp., 257 Neb. 371, 598 N.W.2d 441 (1999), the Nebraska Supreme Court considered whether a motion to reconsider should be given the effect of a motion for new trial and therefore would toll the time for filing an appeal. The Breeden court characterized a motion to reconsider as "'nothing more than an invitation to the court to consider exercising its inherent power to vacate or modify its own judgment.'" 257 Neb. at 375, 598 N.W.2d at 444. The court went on to state, "Simply labeling a pleading as a motion to reconsider or a motion for rehearing does not toll the time for filing an appeal." Id. 257 Neb. at 376, 598 N.W.2d at 444.