Nebraska Statutes 25-21,208. Actions to which state is a party; priority of trial; power to compel attendance of witnesses
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Civil actions to which the state is a party shall, on motion of counsel on behalf of the state, have priority of trial over other civil actions; and the several district courts having jurisdiction to try actions to which the state is a party shall have power to compel attendance of witnesses, as is now had by such courts in other civil actions, and on payment of fees and mileage at the rate provided in section 81-1176 for state employees by the party desiring their attendance, may compel the attendance of witnesses from any county within the state.
Source
- Laws 1877, § 8, p. 21;
- R.S.1913, § 1184;
- C.S.1922, § 1107;
- C.S.1929, § 27-326;
- R.S.1943, § 24-326;
- Laws 1981, LB 204, § 33;
- R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-326.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 25-21,208
- 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
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.