Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-214 (2026)

Actions against absconding or absent debtor

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If a cause of action accrues against a person while he or she is out of the state or has absconded or concealed himself or herself, the period limited for the commencement of the action shall not begin to run (1) until he or she comes into the state or (2) while he or she is absconded or concealed. If the person departs from the state or absconds or conceals himself or herself after the cause of action accrues, the time of his or her absence or concealment shall not be computed as any part of the period within which the action must be brought.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2026 · leading case: Nuss v. Alexander, 691 N.W.2d 94 (Neb. 2005).

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Nuss v. Alexander, 691 N.W.2d 94 (Neb. 2005). · cites it 6× “The district court held, however, that the limitations period was tolled by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-214 (Reissue 1995), because Alexander’s actions in attempting to be named personal representative concealed the facts and prevented the appellants from acting.”

Hamilton v. Hamilton, 496 N.W.2d 507 (Neb. 1993). · cites it 5× “In reliance upon Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-214 (Reissue 1989), the wife urges that as the husband fled to Maine, the period of his absence from Nebraska may not be counted in determining when he was served.”

Dalition v. Langemeier, 524 N.W.2d 336 (Neb. 1994). · cites it 3× “§§ 25-535 through 25-541 (Reissue 1989), rendered the tolling statute, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-214 (Reissue 1989), inapplicable to the circumstances presented, the district court found that the suit was filed out of time.”

Bruce v. Ahrendt (Neb. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 23× “Bruce alleged that Ahrendt was a resident of Sioux Falls at the time of the accident, that he moved to Colorado immediately after the accident, that he then moved back to South Dakota, and that he had absconded or concealed himself outside of Nebraska from April 2021 to the date…”

Farmers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Cox (Neb. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 14× “It found that the four-year statute of limitations on Farmers Mutual’s action was tolled during the time that Cox absconded under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-214 (Reissue 2008), and therefore, the complaint was timely filed.”

Gatliff v. Little Audrey's Transp. Co., 317 F. Supp. 1117 (D. Neb. 1970). · cites it 2× “It is barred by Nebraska’s statute of limitations unless that statute was tolled, as is urged by the plaintiff, by § 25-214 Nebraska R. R.S.1943, which provides: “If, when a cause of action accrues against a person, he is out of the state, or shall have absconded or concealed…”

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