Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2170.01 (2026)

Who may compel partition

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Any joint owner of any real estate or of any interest therein or of any mineral, coal, petroleum, or gas rights, whether held in fee or by lease or otherwise, may compel a partition thereof in the manner provided in sections 25-2170 to 25-21,111.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1958–2021 · leading case: Hartman v. Drake, 87 N.W.2d 895 (Neb. 1958).
Hartman v. Drake, 87 N.W.2d 895 (Neb. 1958). · cites it 4× “" Section 25-2170.01, R.R.S.1943, provides that: "Any joint owner of any real estate or of any interest therein or of any mineral, coal, petroleum, or gas rights, whether held in fee or by lease or otherwise, may compel a partition thereof in the manner provided in sections…”
Channer v. Cumming, 699 N.W.2d 831 (Neb. 2005). “Under § 25-2170.01, a joint owner of any real estate may compel a partition of the real estate.”
Dreesen Enters. v. Dreesen, 308 Neb. 433 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 2× “10 [6,7] Generally, a court, sitting in equity, will not impose a constructive trust and constitute an individual as a trustee of the legal title for property unless it be shown, by clear and con- vincing evidence, that the individual, as a potential constructive trustee, had…”
Phillips v. Phillips, 104 N.W.2d 52 (Neb. 1960). · cites it 2× “Such actions are authorized by section 25-2170.01, R. R. S. 1943, and are governed by the general statutes relating to partition actions.”
United States v. Thomassen, 610 F. Supp. 386 (D. Neb. 1985). · cites it 2× “Section 25-2170.01. There are numerous exemptions from an execution or forced sale set out in Neb.”
Dixon v. Dixon, 202 N.W.2d 180 (Neb. 1972). · cites it 2× “” Section 25-2170.01, R. R. S. 1943, provides: “Any joint owner of any real estate or of any interest therein or of any mineral, coal, petroleum, or gas rights, whether held in fee or by lease or otherwise, may compel a partition thereof in the manner provided in sections…”
Cofer v. Perkins, 258 N.W.2d 807 (Neb. 1977). · cites it 2× “Section 25-2170.01, R. R. S. 1943, provides that a “joint owner of any real estate * * * may compel a partition thereof * * Section 38-903, R.”
Cast v. Nat'l Bank of Com. Trust & Sav. Ass'n, 176 N.W.2d 29 (Neb. 1970). “§ 25-2170.01, R. R. S. 1943. We must realize that partition in kind in this situation as a practical matter is almost impossible.”
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