Nebraska Statutes 23-101. Counties; corporate name
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Each county, established in this state according to the laws thereof, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of The county of ……………, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and shall be impleaded, defend and be defended against, in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter, either in law or equity, or other place where justice shall be administered.
Source
- Laws 1879, § 20, p. 359;
- R.S.1913, § 948;
- C.S.1922, § 848;
- C.S.1929, § 26-101;
- R.S.1943, § 23-101.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 23-101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801