If any treasurer or deputy shall sell or assist in selling any real property, knowing the same to be not subject to taxation, or that the taxes for which the same is sold have been paid, or shall knowingly and willfully sell, or assist in selling, any real property for the payment of taxes to defraud the owner of such real property, or shall knowingly execute a deed for property so sold, he shall be deemed guilty of a Class I misdemeanor and shall be liable to pay the injured party all damages sustained by such wrongful act, and all such sales shall be void.

Source

  • Laws 1903, c. 73, § 207, p. 464;
  • R.S.1913, § 6535;
  • C.S.1922, § 6063;
  • C.S.1929, § 77-2015;
  • R.S.1943, § 77-1816;
  • Laws 1977, LB 39, § 227.

Attorney's Note

Under the Nebraska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class I misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $1,000
For details, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-106

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 77-1816

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.