For purposes of the Consumer Protection Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Person shall mean natural persons, corporations, trusts, unincorporated associations, partnerships, and limited liability companies; (2) Trade and commerce shall mean the sale of assets or services and any commerce directly or indirectly affecting the people of the State of Nebraska; and (3) Assets shall mean any property, tangible or intangible, real, personal, or mixed, and wherever situated, and any other thing of value.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 59-1601
Terms, defined
Applied in 56 court decisions — leading case 368 Pa. Super. 383 - Gabriel v. O'HARA (1987)
Most recently applied in Ramaekers v. Creighton University (December 2025)
Laws 1974, LB 1028, § 8; Laws 1993, LB 121, § 378.
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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.