No judge of probate shall act in any case or matter where he is next of kin to the deceased, nor where he is legatee or devisee under a will, nor where he is named as executor or trustee in a will, or is one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, nor where he is related to any party in interest in any case before him, by consanguinity or affinity, or has such an interest therein as would exclude him from acting as a juror in such case or matter, nor where he has acted as attorney or counsel in any case or matter before him.

Source

  • G.S.1873, c. 14, § 3, p. 264;
  • R.S.1913, § 1206;
  • C.S.1922, § 1129;
  • C.S.1929, § 27-503;
  • R.S.1943, § 24-503;
  • Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 52;
  • R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-552.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 24-740

  • Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.