Nebraska § 25-1283 - Land office receipts; effect as evidence.
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§ 25-1283. Land office receipts; effect as evidence.
The usual duplicate receipt of the receiver of any land office, or, if that be lost or destroyed, or beyond the reach of the party, the certificate of such receiver that the books of his office show the sale of a tract of land to a certain individual is proof of title equivalent to a patent against all but the holder of an actual patent.
Holder of receiver's certificate cannot, when entry is canceled, maintain ejectment. Oldfather v. Ericson, 79 Neb. 1, 112 N.W. 356 (1907); Headley v. Coffman, 38 Neb. 68, 56 N.W. 701 (1893).
Land office receipt is sufficient to protect one in possession against naked claim of superior right. Moore v. Parker, 59 Neb. 29, 80 N.W. 43 (1899); Kinney v. Degman, 12 Neb. 237, 11 N.W. 318 (1882).
Receiver's receipt gives color of title to entire tract described. Draper v. Taylor, 58 Neb. 787, 79 N.W. 709 (1899).
United States land officer's certificate is such color of title as to start statute of limitation running. Carroll v. Patrick, 23 Neb. 834, 37 N.W. 671 (1888).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-1283 ("Land office receipts; effect as evidence.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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