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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-405 (2026)

District; body corporate; powers; name

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Every duly organized school district shall be a body corporate and possess all the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes, may sue and be sued, and may purchase, hold, and sell such personal and real estate as the law allows. The county in which the principal office of the school district is located together with the school district number assigned pursuant to section 79-307 shall constitute the corporate name of the school district, such as ........ County School District ....... .

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1933–2013 · leading case: J.P. v. Millard Pub. Schs., 285 Neb. 890 (Neb. 2013).
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J.P. v. Millard Pub. Schs., 285 Neb. 890 (Neb. 2013). · cites it 2× “’s truck when it was across from the school on a public street. [11] The District is granted its powers by statute.”
Peterson v. Hancock, 54 N.W.2d 85 (Neb. 1952). · cites it 2× “” Further, the creation of a new district is subject to the limitations of section 79-405, R. R. S. 1943, and subsequent related sections.”
Dohmen Ex Rel. Dohmen v. Twin Rivers Pub. Sch., 207 F. Supp. 2d 972 (D. Neb. 2002). · cites it 2× “See Neb.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 79-405 (Michie 1997) ("Every duly organized school district shall be a body corporate and possess all the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes,.”
Robertson v. Sch. Dist. No. 17, 560 N.W.2d 469 (Neb. 1997). · cites it 2× “§ 79-405 (Reissue 1996)) states in part, “Every duly organized school district shall be a body corporate and possess all the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes, may sue and be sued, and may purchase, hold, and sell such personal and *112 real estate as the law…”
Cumming v. Red Willow Sch. Dist. No. 179, 730 N.W.2d 794 (Neb. 2007). · cites it 2× “As a result, Twin Valley and Republican Valley were dissolved and reorganized into Southwest, which is validly established and existing pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-405 (Reissue 2003). On September 28, 2005, Southwest’s board of education voted to issue bonds in the amount…”
State ex rel. Sorensen v. Bank of Otoe, 250 N.W. 547 (Neb. 1933). · cites it 2× “Section 79-405, Comp. St. 1929, makes it the duty of the treasurer of a school district to pay over upon order of the director, countersigned by the moderator, all moneys received by the treasurer.”
Cumming v. Red Willow Sch. Dist., 730 N.W.2d 794 (Neb. 2007). · cites it 2× “As a result, Twin Valley and Republican Valley were dissolved and reorganized into Southwest, which is validly established and existing pursuant to Neb. Rev.Stat. § 79-405 (Reissue 2003). *796 On September 28, 2005, Southwest's board of education voted to issue bonds in the…”
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