No execution may issue upon nor may any levy be made against any property of the estate under any judgment against a decedent or a personal representative, but this section shall not be construed to prevent the enforcement of mortgages, pledges or other liens existing at the time of death upon real or personal property in an appropriate proceeding.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2494
Execution and levies prohibited
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case McCook National Bank v. Bennett (1995)
Most recently applied in In re Estate of Stretesky (January 2021)
Laws 1974, LB 354, § 172, UPC § 3-812.
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Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.