Whenever an issue arises involving the status or other legal relations of an elective constitutional state officer, or the validity, terms, or duration of his or her official bond or equivalent commercial insurance policy, and the issue is within the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Nebraska, such officer is authorized to institute an action in his or her own name in such court for the purpose of determining such issues, and to make the State of Nebraska and any other person, firm, or corporation parties defendant therein. The State of Nebraska consents to be sued in any such action.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 84-718

  • Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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
  • 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
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