If all the subscribing witnesses shall be dead, or out of the state, such death or absence is first to be proved, and then the execution of the deed may be proved before such officer by proving the handwriting of the grantor and of any subscribing witness to such deed.

Source

  • R.S.1866, c. 43, § 10, p. 282;
  • R.S.1913, § 6206;
  • C.S.1922, § 5605;
  • C.S.1929, § 76-211;
  • R.S.1943, § 76-231.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 76-231

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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