Nebraska § 76-201 - Real estate, defined.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 76-201 — Real estate, defined., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 76-201. Real estate, defined.
For purposes of sections 76-201 to 76-281 and 76-2,126, the term real estate shall be construed as coextensive in meaning with lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and as embracing all chattels real, except leases for a term not exceeding one year.
School land leases are chattels real. Beltner v. Carlson, 153 Neb. 797, 46 N.W.2d 153 (1951).
Wife's homestead right in lands owned by husband occupied by family is real estate. Mead v. Polly, 119 Neb. 206, 228 N.W. 369 (1929).
Lease for ninety-nine years is a chattel real and therefore real estate. Lindburg v. Bennett, 117 Neb. 66, 219 N.W. 851 (1928).
Grain elevator erected on leasehold with privilege of removal is real estate so as to make amount of insurance in policy conclusive value thereof. Calnon v. Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. Co., 114 Neb. 194, 206 N.W. 765 (1925).
Term real estate includes lease for purpose of removing minerals. Fawn Lake Ranch Co. v. Cumbow, 102 Neb. 288, 167 N.W. 75 (1918).
A 99-year leasehold is not real estate, but is personal property and passes to residuary heirs. In re Estate of Smatlan, 1 Neb. App. 295, 501 N.W.2d 718 (1992).
An oil lease is a chattel real. Shoaff v. Gage, 163 F.Supp. 179 (D. Neb. 1958).
Frequently Asked Questions About Nebraska § 76-201
What does Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 76-201 cover?
Section 76-201 ("Real estate, defined.") 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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