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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-503.01 (2026)

Summons

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(1) The summons shall be directed to the defendant or defendants, and contain the names of the parties and the name and address of the plaintiff's attorney, if any, otherwise the address of the plaintiff. It shall notify defendant that in order to defend the lawsuit an appropriate written response shall be filed with the court within thirty days after service, and that upon failure to do so the court may enter judgment for the relief demanded in the complaint.

(2) A judgment by default shall not be different in kind from that demanded in the complaint. If only special damages are demanded a judgment by default shall not exceed the amount demanded in the complaint.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1996–2015 · leading case: Folgers Architects Ltd. v. Kerns, 612 N.W.2d 539 (Neb. Ct. App. 2000).
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Folgers Architects Ltd. v. Kerns, 612 N.W.2d 539 (Neb. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “Thus, the pleadings are insufficient to support the judgment of the district court with respect to the newly added defendants, and we find that the district court erred in overrul *416 ing the newly added defendants’ special appearance and entering judgment against them.”
Osborn v. Osborn, 550 N.W.2d 58 (Neb. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-503.01 (Reissue 1995).”
Norwest Bank Nebraska, N.A. v. Bellevue Bridge Comm'n, 585 N.W.2d 505 (Neb. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-503.01 (Reissue 1995) provides, in part: The summons shall be directed to the defendant or defendants, and contain the names of the parties and the name and address of the plaintiff’s attorney, if any, otherwise the address of the plaintiff.”
Kuebler v. Abramson, 544 N.W.2d 513 (Neb. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-503.01 and 25-504.01 (Reissue 1989).”
David Peters v. Gen. Servs. (8th Cir. 2002). · cites it 3× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-503.01 . Finally, Peters asserted that the VA was misleading and coercive because it did not inform him that he would have 30 days in which to respond.”
Burns v. Burns (Neb. Ct. App. 2015). “§ 25-503.01 (Reissue 1995). Where the Legislature has intended for service to be executed as a summons in civil cases, it has specifically stated so within the statutes.”
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