All liquidated and unliquidated claims and accounts payable against a city of the first class shall: (1) Be presented in writing; (2) state the name and address of the claimant and the amount of the claim; and (3) fully and accurately identify the items or services for which payment is claimed or the time, place, nature, and circumstances giving rise to the claim. As a condition precedent to maintaining an action for a claim, other than a tort claim as defined in section 13-903 , the claimant shall file such claim within ninety days of the accrual of the claim in the office of the city clerk. The city clerk shall notify the claimant or his or her agent or attorney by letter mailed to the claimant's address within five days if the claim is disallowed by the city council. No costs shall be recovered against such city in any action brought against it for any claim or for any claim allowed in part which has not been presented to the city council to be audited, unless the recovery is for a greater sum than the amount allowed with the interest due.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-726
Claims and accounts payable; filing; requirements; disallowance; notice; costs
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Crown Products Co. v. City of Ralston (1997)
Most recently applied in Dodge Cty. Humane Soc. v. City of Fremont (July 2023)
Laws 1901, c. 18, § 38, p. 240; Laws 1903, c. 19, § 6, p. 236; Laws 1907, c. 13, § 1, p. 109; R.S.1913, § 4991; C.S.1922, § 4160; C.S.1929, § 16-722; R.S.1943, § 16-726; Laws 19…
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