Nebraska § 25-1235 Subpoena; nonresident witness; immunity from service of summons

Nebraska Statutes

§ 25-1235 — Subpoena; nonresident witness; immunity from service of summons

Nebraska § 25-1235

Ch. 25Courts; Civil Procedure

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1235 (2026).

Text

A witness shall not be liable to be sued in a county in which he does not reside, by being served with a summons in such county, while going, returning or attending in obedience to a subpoena.

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Legislative History

Source: R.S.1867, Code § 363, p. 454; R.S.1913, § 7927; C.S.1922, § 8869; C.S.1929, § 20-1235; R.S.1943, § 25-1235. Annotations: Nonresident is privileged from service while coming to, going from, and attending trial; and has reasonable time to prepare for his return. Linton v. Cooper, 54 Neb. 438, 74 N.W. 842 (1898), judgment affirmed in 54 Neb. 443, 74 N.W. 961 (1898). Exemption is a personal privilege which may be waived. Mayer v. Nelson, 54 Neb. 434, 74 N.W. 841 (1898).