Where several actions are brought on one bill of exchange, promissory note, or other obligation or instrument in writing, against several parties, who might have been joined as defendants in the same action, no costs shall be recovered by the plaintiff in more than one of such actions, if the parties proceeded against in the other actions were, at the commencement of the previous action, openly within the state.

Source

  • R.S.1867, Code § 624, p. 504;
  • R.S.1913, § 8171;
  • C.S.1922, § 9122;
  • C.S.1929, § 20-1712;
  • R.S.1943, § 25-1712.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 25-1712

  • Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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