Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-219 (2026)

Actions upon liability created by federal statute

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All actions upon a liability created by a federal statute, other than a forfeiture or penalty, for which actions no period of limitations is provided in such statute shall be commenced within three years next after the cause of action shall have accrued.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1948–2020 · leading case: M.I.S. Eng'g v. U.S. Express Enter., Inc., 438 F. Supp. 2d 1056 (D. Neb. 2006).
M.I.S. Eng'g v. U.S. Express Enter., Inc., 438 F. Supp. 2d 1056 (D. Neb. 2006). · cites it 7× “Neb.Rev. Stat. §§ 25-219 [applicable to ‘actions upon a liability created by a federal statute .”
Clayborne v. Omaha Pub. Power Dist., 211 F.R.D. 573 (D. Neb. 2002). · cites it 3× “§ 25-219 (1995). Section 25-219 is the appropriate statute of limitations applicable to section 1981 claims.”
Eddie Chambers, Appellant, v. Omaha Pub. Sch. Dist. Et Al., Appellee, 536 F.2d 222 (8th Cir. 1976). · cites it 2× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 25-219 (Reissue of 1964) provides: All actions upon a liability created by a federal statute, other than a forfeiture or penalty, for which actions no period of limitations is provided in such statute shall be commenced within three years next after the cause of…”
Hawkins Constr. Co. v. Int'l Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers, Local 21, 525 N.W.2d 637 (Neb. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 6× “We affirm because (1) Hawkins’ amended petition failed on its face to state a cause of action for negligent misrepresentation and (2) Hawkins’ negligence action was preempted by § 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.”
Epp v. Gunter, 677 F. Supp. 1415 (D. Neb. 1988). · cites it 4× “Section 25-219 sets a three-year limitation on actions for liability created by a federal statute.”
Metcalf v. Omaha Steel Castings Co., 476 F. Supp. 870 (D. Neb. 1979). · cites it 4× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 25-219 (Reissue of 1964) provides: All actions upon a liability created by a federal statute, other than a forfeiture or penalty, for which actions no period of limitations is provided in such statute shall be commenced within three years next after the cause of…”
Boone Cnty. Old Age Assistance Bd. v. Myhre, 32 N.W.2d 262 (Neb. 1948). · cites it 2× “He then cites section 25-219, R. S. 1943, which provides that all actions under a liability created by a federal *678 statute, for which no period of limitations is provided, shall be commenced within three years next after the cause of action shall have accrued.”
Jones v. Carter (D. Neb. 2019). · cites it 2× “1980) (citations omitted); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-219 (“All actions upon a liability created by a federal statute .”
Ashford v. Douglas Cnty. (D. Neb. 2020). · cites it 2× “Constitution of the United States and the Nebraska Constitution, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-219 , Neb. Rev. Stat.”
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