Nebraska Statutes 25-3203. Conflict of laws; limitation periods
(1)(a) Except as provided by section 25-3205 and subsection (2) of this section, if a claim is substantively based:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 25-3203
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
(i) Upon the law of one other state, the limitation period of that state applies; or
(ii) Upon the law of more than one state, the limitation period of one of those states chosen by the law of conflict of laws of this state applies.
(b) The limitation period of this state applies to all other claims.
(2) If a cause of action arises outside of this state and the action is barred under the applicable statute of limitations of the place where it arose, the action may be maintained in this state if the plaintiff is a resident of this state who has owned the cause of action since it accrued and the cause of action is not barred under the applicable statute of limitations of this state.