Nebraska Statutes 25-2162. Alternative writ; answer
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
On the return day of the alternative writ, or such further day as the court may allow, the party on whom the writ shall have been served may show cause, by answer made, in the same manner as an answer to a complaint in a civil action.
Source
- R.S.1867, Code § 651, p. 508;
- R.S.1913, § 8277;
- C.S.1922, § 9230;
- C.S.1929, § 20-2162;
- R.S.1943, § 25-2162;
- Laws 2002, LB 876, § 40.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 25-2162
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
- Writ shall: signify an order or citation in writing issued in the name of the state out of a court or by a judicial officer. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801