The term deed, as used in sections 76-201 to 76-281 and 76-2,126 , shall be construed to embrace every instrument in writing by which any real estate or interest therein is created, aliened, mortgaged, or assigned or by which the title to any real estate may be affected in law or equity, except last wills and leases for one year or for a less time.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-203
Deed, defined
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Kearney Hotel Partners v. Richardson (In Re Kearney Hotel Partners) (1988)
Most recently applied in Mutual of Omaha Bank v. Watson (August 2017)
R.S.1866, c. 43, § 51, p. 291; R.S.1913, § 6189; C.S.1922, § 5588; C.S.1929, § 76-103; R.S.1943, § 76-203; Laws 2012, LB536, § 28.
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