Nebraska § 54-406 - Distraint; arbitration award; enforcement; appeal.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 54-406 — Distraint; arbitration award; enforcement; appeal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54-406. Distraint; arbitration award; enforcement; appeal.
The arbitrators shall make an award in writing, which, if not paid within five days after the award has been made, may be filed with the county court and shall operate as a judgment, which judgment shall be a lien upon the stock so distrained, and execution may issue upon such stock for the collection of such damages and costs as in other cases; Provided, either party may have an appeal from the judgment as in other cases in county court. The arbitrators shall be allowed two dollars each for their services.
Owner of stock, after tendering the proper amount of damages sustained, may replevin the stock. Randall v. Gross, 67 Neb. 255, 93 N.W. 223 (1903).
Authority of arbitrators is merely to appraise damages and costs sustained by landowner. Richardson v. Halstead, 44 Neb. 606, 62 N.W. 1077 (1895).
Judgment on award may be appealed from. Sections of civil code relating to arbitration are not applicable. Holub v. Mitchell, 42 Neb. 389, 60 N.W. 596 (1894).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-406 ("Distraint; arbitration award; enforcement; appeal.") 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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