Nebraska Revised Statutes
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-511 (2026)
Service on employee of the state
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Any employee of the state, as defined in section 81-8,210, sued in an individual capacity for an act or omission occurring in connection with duties performed on the state's behalf, regardless of whether the employee is also sued in an official capacity, must be served by serving the employee under section 25-508.01 and also by serving the state under section 25-510.02.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 49
cases (36 in the last 5 years), 1946–2026 · leading case: Mittelstadt v. Rouzer, 328 N.W.2d 467 (Neb. 1982).
Mittelstadt v. Rouzer, 328 N.W.2d 467 (Neb. 1982). “The plaintiffs argue that such jurisdiction vested by reason of Neb. Rev. Stat. §25-511 (Reissue 1979), §21-20,114 (Reissue 1977), and §§ 25-536 and 25-408 (Reissue 1979).”
Erdman v. Nat'l Indem. Co., 141 N.W.2d 753 (Neb. 1966). “Section 25-511, R.R.S. 1943, is as follows: "A summons against a corporation may be served upon the president, mayor, chairman of the board of directors or trustees, or other chief officer; or, if its chief officer is not found in the county, upon its cashier, treasurer,…”
Stoehr v. Am. Honda Motor Co., Inc., 429 F. Supp. 763 (D. Neb. 1977). “Nebraska law permits service on an officer or managing agent of a corporation (Neb.Rev. Stat. § 25-511 (Reissue 1975)), on the registered agent of the corporation, or in his absence, on the Secretary of State (Neb.”
Christensen v. Boss, 138 N.W.2d 716 (Neb. 1965). “Plaintiff contends that under section 25-511, R. R. S. 1943, provision is made for service upon a corporation after its dissolution.”
Brown v. Globe Labs., Inc., 84 N.W.2d 151 (Neb. 1957). “” We think service on Mehaffy was within the provisions of sections 25-511 and 21-1201, R. R. S. 1943.”
Erdman v. Nat'l Indem. Co., 133 N.W.2d 472 (Neb. 1965). “The basis of the disclaimer was an objection by defendant, a Nebraska corporation with its home office in Omaha, that summons had been served on a person outside the class authorized by section 25-511, R.”
Clark v. Vill. of Hemingford, 26 N.W.2d 15 (Neb. 1947). “” See, also, §§ 25-511, 26-125, and 27-205, R. S. 1943.”
Terry Carpenter, Ltd. v. Ideal Cement Co., 117 F. Supp. 441 (D. Neb. 1954). “Section 25-511, R.R.S.Neb.1943; Cf. Western Smelting & Refining Co.”
Snodgrass v. Roberts Dairy Co., 82 F.R.D. 626 (D. Neb. 1979). “Illustrative is Neb.Rev. Stat. § 25-511 (Reissue 1975), which provides that service upon a domestic corporation may be obtained by personal delivery of a summons upon an officer or managing agent of the corporation, or, “if none of the aforesaid can be found in the county, by a…”
Condon-Cunningham Co. v. Caterpillar Tractor Co., 64 F. Supp. 921 (D. Neb. 1946). “Clark, claimed to be a managing agent, under the provisions of Section 25-511, Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943.”
W. Smelting & Refining Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 81 F. Supp. 494 (D. Neb. 1948). “Disposing next of the question of sufficiency of service, the court takes note of Nebraska Revised Statutes 1943, Section 25-511, which provides for service upon foreign corporations by serving their managing agent.”
Hood-Bey v. Brown (D. Neb. 2025). “02 (service on state, state agency, or political subdivision), Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-511 (service on state 2 As the Court explained in a prior order, Hood-Bey frequently conflates 24CV255 and 24CV474 in his filings.”
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