Any person owning, operating, or traveling in any vehicle which exceeds the maximum weight carrying capacity or load limit conspicuously posted or attached to any bridge within the jurisdiction or under the administration or control of any city or village shall not have a claim against or recover damages from such city or village for any claim or injury arising out of the vehicle being upon or crossing such bridge.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 39-803

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved solely by human power, devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, electric personal assistive mobility devices as defined in section 60-618. See Nebraska Statutes 39-101
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