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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-301

Rule 301. Presumptions in general

Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case Dawes v. Wittrock Sandblasting & Painting, Inc. (2003)

Most recently applied in 31 Neb. Ct. App. 750 - Evan S. v. Laura H. (April 2023)

Laws 1975, LB 279, § 8.

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In all cases not otherwise provided for by statute or by these rules a presumption imposes on the party against whom it is directed the burden of proving that the nonexistence of the presumed fact is more probable than its existence.

Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.