Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-188 (2026)

Order, award, or judgment; filed with district court; filing fee; effect

✓ current as of July 2026

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Any order, award, or judgment by the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, or any judge thereof, which is certified by the clerk of the compensation court or any order, award, or judgment made pursuant to the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act by the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court which is certified by the Clerk of the Supreme Court may, as soon as the same becomes conclusive upon the parties at interest, be filed with the district court of any county or counties in the State of Nebraska upon the payment of a fee of two dollars to the clerk of the district court or courts where such order, award, or judgment is filed. Upon filing, such order, award, or judgment shall have the same force and effect as a judgment of such district court or courts and all proceedings in relation thereto shall thereafter be the same as though the order, award, or judgment had been rendered in a suit duly heard and determined by such district court or courts.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2026 · leading case: Koterzina v. Copple Chevrolet, Inc., 542 N.W.2d 696 (Neb. 1996).

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Koterzina v. Copple Chevrolet, Inc., 542 N.W.2d 696 (Neb. 1996). · cites it 28× “It is the filing of the compensation award under Neb.Rev.Stat. § 48-188 (Reissue 1993) which is the date from which interest should be computed.”

Weber v. Gasn Shop, Inc., 767 N.W.2d 746 (Neb. 2009). · cites it 2× “[7] that the date on which a workers' compensation award is filed in a district court pursuant to Neb.Rev.Stat. § 48-188 (Cum. Supp. 2008) is the date of the judgment for purposes of computing when the judgment becomes dormant under § 25-1515.”

Allen v. Immanuel Med. Ctr., 767 N.W.2d 502 (Neb. 2009). · cites it 15× “The issue presented by this appeal is whether an award of the Workers' Compensation Court providing for periodic disability payments which is filed in a district court pursuant to Neb.Rev.Stat. § 48-188 (Cum. Supp. 2008) may become dormant.”

Sherard v. State, 509 N.W.2d 194 (Neb. 1993). · cites it 4× “Thus, Sherard I, in which we awarded attorney fees pursuant to § 48-125(1), provides grounds upon which the district court, pursuant to § 48-125(2), could have issued a writ of execution for interest.”

Thomas v. Omega Re-Bar, Inc., 451 N.W.2d 396 (Neb. 1990). · cites it 4× “Our holding in this case does not leave an injured worker without a remedy to collect his award. Thomas could have his judgment against Omega certified to the clerk of the district court and enforced against Omega as any other district court judgment.”

Bituminous Cas. Corp. v. Deyle, 451 N.W.2d 910 (Neb. 1990). · cites it 2× “In addition, such an implication is specifically negated by § 48-188, which provides: Any order, award, or judgment by the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, or any judge thereof, certified to by the clerk of the compensation court or of the Supreme Court, certified to by the…”

Black v. Sioux City Foundry Co., 401 N.W.2d 679 (Neb. 1987). · cites it 2× “By virtue of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-188 (Reissue 1984), Black had the March 25 award of the compensation court filed in the district court for Dakota County on June 3, 1985, and then filed a praecipe for execution against Sioux City Foundry Co.”

Leitz v. Roberts Dairy, 479 N.W.2d 464 (Neb. 1992). · cites it 2× “Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-188 (Reissue 1988) an award of the compensation court cannot be enforced until it has become “conclusive upon the parties at interest.”

Swain Constr., Inc. v. Ready Mixed Concrete Co., 542 N.W.2d 706 (Neb. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “Thus, where the statutory language stated that an award of the Workers’ Compensation Court cannot be enforced until it has become “conclusive upon the parties at interest,” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-188 (Reissue 1988), the Nebraska Supreme Court stated that “[a] mandate from this…”

ITT Hartford v. Rodriguez, 543 N.W.2d 740 (Neb. 1996). · cites it 2× “Rodriguez then transcribed the award to the district court under the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-188 (Reissue 1993), which reads: Any order, award, or judgment .”

Ramaekers, McPherron & Skiles, P.C. v. Viola H., 549 N.W.2d 662 (Neb. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “After that modification had become final, the plaintiff sought to enforce the judgment, including interest on the full amount of the judgment from the date of the original compensation court award at the judgment rate.”

Villegas v. Bridges, Inc. (Neb. Ct. App. 2026). “Appellants argued that of the $3,000,000 settlement, $2,000,000 should be the portion of the third-party recovery considered by the court in its § 48-188 determination, after subtracting Jose’s children’s $1,000,000.”

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