Nebraska § 48-171 - Order; award; judgment; use of terms.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 48-171 — Order; award; judgment; use of terms., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 48-171. Order; award; judgment; use of terms.
Except as otherwise provided in sections 48-192 to 48-1,109, the words order, award, and judgment, as used in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, are used interchangeably and are deemed to have the same meaning.
There is a distinction between findings of the workmen's compensation court and its order, award, or judgment. Light v. Nebraska Workmen's Compensation Court, 166 Neb. 540, 89 N.W.2d 833 (1958).
Right of either party to refuse award, order, or judgment of compensation commissioner and demand retrial before compensation court is paramount to and exclusive of right of appeal to district court from such decision. City of Lincoln v. Nebraska Workmen's Compensation Court, 133 Neb. 225, 274 N.W. 576 (1937).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 48-171 cover?
Section 48-171 ("Order; award; judgment; use of terms.") 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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