Any person having the legal capacity to own real estate in this state, who has an unbroken chain of title to any interest in real estate by such person and his or her immediate or remote grantors under a deed of conveyance which has been recorded for a period of twenty-two years or longer, and is in possession of such real estate, shall be deemed to have a marketable record title to such interest, subject only to such claims thereto and defects of title as are not extinguished or barred by the application of the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act and sections 25-207 , 25-213 , 40-104 , and 76-288 to 76-298 , instruments which have been recorded less than twenty-two years, and any encumbrances of record not barred by the statute of limitations.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-288
Marketable record title; unbroken chain of title of record twenty-two years or longer; exceptions
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Wichelman v. Messner (1957)
Most recently applied in Mobbs v. City of Lehigh (December 1982)
Laws 1947, c. 243, § 1, p. 762; Laws 2005, LB 298, § 15.
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.