Nebraska Statutes 25-1242. Deposition, defined
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A deposition is a written declaration under oath or a videotape taken under oath in accordance with procedures provided by law, made upon notice to the adverse party for the purpose of enabling him to attend and cross-examine, or made upon written interrogatories.
Source
- R.S.1867, Code § 368, p. 455;
- R.S.1913, § 7934;
- C.S.1922, § 8876;
- C.S.1929, § 20-1242;
- R.S.1943, § 25-1242;
- Laws 1973, LB 504, § 3.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 25-1242
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
- Oath: shall include affirmation in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.