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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-103.04 (2026)

Prejudgment interest; exceptions

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Interest as provided in section 45-103.02 shall not accrue prior to the date of entry of judgment for:

(1) Any action arising under Chapter 42; or

(2) Any action involving the state, a political subdivision of the state, or any employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions for any negligent or wrongful act or omission accruing within the scope of such employee's office or employment.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: Weyh v. Gottsch, 929 N.W.2d 40 (Neb. 2019).
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Weyh v. Gottsch, 929 N.W.2d 40 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 4× “02 currently provides: (1) Except as provided in section 45-103.04, interest as provided in section 45-103 shall accrue on the unpaid balance of unliquidated claims from the date of the plaintiff's first offer of settlement which is exceeded by the judgment until the entry of…”
Knox v. Cook, 446 N.W.2d 1 (Neb. 1989). · cites it 8× “02 (Reissue 1988) prescribes the conditions for allowance of prejudgment interest on all causes of action accruing on or after January 1, 1987, subject to the exclusions in Neb.Rev. Stat. § 45-103.04 (Reissue 1988), and states: [J]udgment interest shall also accrue on decrees…”
McGill Restoration v. Lion Place Condo. Assn., 959 N.W.2d 251 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 4× “02(1) provides for prejudgment interest of unliquidated claims: Except as provided in section 45-103.04, interest as provided in section 45-103 shall accrue on the unpaid balance of unliquidated claims from the date of the plaintiff’s first offer of settlement which is exceeded…”
Cheloha v. Cheloha, 582 N.W.2d 291 (Neb. 1998). · cites it 6× “02 that the trial court applied in the instant case provided the following: Except as provided in section 45-103.04, judgment interest shall also accrue on decrees and judgments for the payment of money from the date of the plaintiff’s first offer of settlement which is exceeded…”
Becher v. Becher, 970 N.W.2d 472 (Neb. 2022). · cites it 4× “- 29 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 311 Nebraska Reports BECHER v.”
Wortman v. Unger, 578 N.W.2d 413 (Neb. 1998). · cites it 4× “04, interest as provided in section 45-103 shall accrue on the unpaid balance of unliquidated claims from the date of the plaintiff’s first offer of settlement which is exceeded by the judgment until the rendition of judgment if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The…”
EIKMEIER v. City of Omaha, 783 N.W.2d 795 (Neb. 2010). · cites it 8× “However, this rule is subject to § 45-103.04, which states: Interest as provided in section 45-103.”
Farm & Garden Ctr., L.L.C. v. Kennedy, 921 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “02, which states, in relevant part: (1) Except as provided in section 45-103.04 [exceptions not applicable here], interest as provided in section 45-103 shall accrue on the unpaid balance of unliquidated claims from the date of the plaintiff's first offer of settlement which is…”
Albee v. Maverick Media, Inc., 474 N.W.2d 238 (Neb. 1991). · cites it 4× “We have held: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-103.02 (Reissue 1988) prescribes the conditions for allowance of prejudgment interest on all causes of action accruing on or after January 1, 1987, subject to the exclusions in Neb.”
Wayne L. Ryan Revocable Trust v. Ryan, 957 N.W.2d 481 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 2× “Bendorf, 306 Neb. 250 , 945 N.W.2d 116 (2020). 36 See, e.”
Ferer v. Aaron Ferer & Sons Co., 725 N.W.2d 168 (Neb. 2006). · cites it 2× “02(2), which provides that “[e]xcept as provided in section 45-103.04, interest as provided in section 45-104 shall accrue on the unpaid balance of liquidated claims from the date the cause of action arose until the entry of judgment.”
Schlake v. Jacobsen, 524 N.W.2d 316 (Neb. 1994). · cites it 2× “02 provides: Except as provided in section 45-103.04, judgment interest shall also accrue on decrees and judgments for the payment of money from the date of the plaintiff’s first offer of settlement which is exceeded by the judgment until the rendition of judgment if all of the…”
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-103.04(2): 1 case
EIKMEIER v. City of Omaha, 783 N.W.2d 795 (Neb. 2010). “However, this rule is subject to § 45-103.04, which states: Interest as provided in section 45-103.”
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