The plaintiff in any case pending in the district court or Supreme Court of the state, when no counterclaim or setoff has been filed by the opposite party, has the right in the vacation of any of such courts to dismiss such action without prejudice, upon payment of costs, which dismissal shall be, by the clerk of any of such courts, entered upon the record and take effect from and after the date thereof.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-602
Dismissal without prejudice; by plaintiff in vacation; exceptions; payment of costs
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Holste v. Burlington Northern Railroad (1999)
Most recently applied in Beatty v. Poitier (May 2025)
Laws 1867, § 1, p. 51; R.S.1913, § 7655; C.S.1922, § 8599; C.S.1929, § 20-602; R.S.1943, § 25-602; Laws 2018, LB193, § 9.
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