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NE Code § 41-212 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Hotels and Inns|41-212 - Proprietor's liability for property being transported; limitation; declaration; display copy of law.

41-212.  Proprietor's liability for property being transported; limitation; declaration; display copy of law.For any loss of or damage to any property of a guest while in transport to or from any hotel, restaurant, apartment house, motel, or rooming house, whether or not such loss or damage is occasioned by the negligence of such proprietor or his or her agents or servants, the amount which may be recovered against such proprietor shall not exceed five hundred dollars unless the guest shall have declared a greater value upon the property in writing and delivered such declaration, while a guest thereof, to the hotel, restaurant, apartment house, motel, or rooming house, in which event recovery of the actual damages sustained may be allowed in an amount not in excess of the value so declared. Forms for making such declaration shall be furnished by the hotel, restaurant, apartment house, motel, or rooming house. A copy thereof, signed by the proprietor or his or her agent, shall be delivered to the guest. A copy of this section printed in not smaller than ten-point type shall be conspicuously posted in the public areas and in each room of each hotel, restaurant, apartment house, motel, or rooming house desiring to obtain the benefit of this section.Source  Laws 1982, LB 547, § 12.
NE Code § 41-213 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Hotels and Inns|41-213 - Proprietor's liability; negligence of proprietor or agents; limitation; declaration; display copy of law.

41-213.  Proprietor's liability; negligence of proprietor or agents; limitation; declaration; display copy of law.For any loss of or damage to any property brought into any hotel, restaurant, apartment house, motel, or rooming house, arising out of the negligence of the proprietor or his or her agents or servants, the proprietor thereof shall not be liable for an amount in excess of one thousand dollars unless such guest shall have declared a greater value upon the property in writing and delivered such declaration, while a guest thereof, to the hotel, restaurant, apartment house, motel, or rooming house, in which event recovery of the actual damages sustained may be allowed but not in excess of the value so declared. Forms for making such declaration shall be furnished by the hotel, restaurant, apartment house, motel, or rooming house. A copy thereof signed by the proprietor or his or her agent shall be delivered to the guest. A copy of this section printed in not smaller than ten-point type shall be conspicuously posted in the public areas and in each room of each hotel, restaurant, apartment house, motel, or rooming house desiring to obtain the benefit of this section.Source  Laws 1982, LB 547, § 13.
NE Code § 41-214 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Hotels and Inns|41-214 - Proprietor's liability; notice of loss required; when; display copy of law.

41-214.  Proprietor's liability; notice of loss required; when; display copy of law.There shall be no liability on the part of the proprietor of any hotel, apartment house, rooming house, restaurant, or motel, for loss of, or damage to, any property of guests of such place of business unless within seven days from the time of discovery of any loss or damage, such loss or damage is reported in writing to such proprietor. A copy of this section in not smaller than ten-point type shall be conspicuously posted in the public areas and in each room of each hotel, restaurant, apartment house, motel, or rooming house desiring to obtain the benefit of this section.Source  Laws 1982, LB 547, § 14.
NE Code § 42-101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-101 - Marriage a civil contract.

42-101.  Marriage a civil contract.In law, marriage is considered a civil contract, to which the consent of the parties capable of contracting is essential.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 1, p. 254;   R.S.1913, § 1540;   C.S.1922, § 1489;   C.S.1929, § 42-101;   R.S.1943, § 42-101. Cross References   Agreements based on consideration of marriage, must be written, see section 36-202.  Child whose parents marry is legitimate, see section 43-1406. Annotations  1. Nature of contract 2. Agreement of parties 3. Validity of marriage 4. Common-law marriage 5. Miscellaneous 1. Nature of contract Although this section denotes marriage as a "civil contract," persons entering into matrimony establish a social status, not a contractual relation. Edmunds v. Edwards, 205 Neb. 255, 287 N.W.2d 420 (1980). Where consent is obtained by fraud, marriage may be annulled. Zutavern v. Zutavern, 155 Neb. 395, 52 N.W.2d 254 (1952). Marriage is a civil contract which, if procured by fraud, may be set aside. Hudson v. Hudson, 151 Neb. 210, 36 N.W.2d 851 (1949). State is always a party. Willits v. Willits, 76 Neb. 228, 107 N.W. 379 (1906). Consent of state is necessary. Eaton v. Eaton, 66 Neb. 676, 92 N.W. 995 (1902). Marriage is a social status, and only in a limited sense is the relation contractual. University of Michigan v. McGuckin, 64 Neb. 300, 89 N.W. 778 (1902). 2. Agreement of parties Consent of parties mentally competent is required. Kutch v. Kutch, 88 Neb. 114, 129 N.W. 169 (1910). Mental weakness alone does not avoid contract. Aldrich v. Steen, 71 Neb. 33, 98 N.W. 445 (1904). 3. Validity of marriage It is not a ground for annulment that license was wrongfully obtained where parties are competent and marriage is fully consummated. Baker v. Baker, 112 Neb. 738, 200 N.W. 1003 (1924). Marriages valid in Indian tribe under Indian customs, are valid here. Ortley v. Ross, 78 Neb. 339, 110 N.W. 982 (1907). Marriage is valid where minds of competent parties meet. University of Michigan v. McGuckin, 62 Neb. 489, 87 N.W. 180 (1901). Where marriage is celebrated in good faith, it is binding though parties had agreed it should not be. Hills v. State, 61 Neb. 589, 85 N.W. 836 (1901). 4. Common-law marriage Since 1923, common-law marriages cannot be made in this state. Collins v. Hoag & Rollins, 122 Neb. 805, 241 N.W. 766 (1932), reversing 121 Neb. 716, 238 N.W. 351 (1931). 5. Miscellaneous Agreements to separate are against public policy. Brun v. Brun, 64 Neb. 782, 90 N.W. 860 (1902).
NE Code § 42-102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-102 - Minimum age; affliction with venereal disease, disqualification.

42-102.  Minimum age; affliction with venereal disease, disqualification.At the time of the marriage the male must be of the age of seventeen years or upward, and the female of the age of seventeen years or upward. No person who is afflicted with a venereal disease shall marry in this state.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 2, p. 254;   R.S.1913, § 1541;   C.S.1922, § 1490;   Laws 1923, c. 40, § 1, p. 154;   C.S.1929, § 42-102;   R.S.1943, § 42-102;   Laws 1963, c. 242, § 1, p. 735;   Laws 1965, c. 230, § 1, p. 673;   Laws 1971, LB 728, § 1;   Laws 1978, LB 165, § 1.  Cross References  Marriage ends person's minority, see section 43-2101.Annotations  Marriage of one afflicted with venereal disease is not void but voidable. Christensen v. Christensen, 144 Neb. 763, 14 N.W.2d 613 (1944). Where party afflicted with venereal disease enters into marriage with full knowledge thereof, such party is barred from seeking annulment. Christensen v. Christensen, 144 Neb. 763, 14 N.W.2d 613 (1944). If parties are of the age of consent, the marriage is valid, even though license was wrongfully obtained. Baker v. Baker, 112 Neb. 738, 200 N.W. 1003 (1924). Prior to 1923, marriage was valid even if there was no license. Melcher v. Melcher, 102 Neb. 790, 169 N.W. 720 (1918). Father of minor who brings suit to annul marriage of son under age is not liable for child support. Caulk v. Caulk, 91 Neb. 638, 136 N.W. 845 (1912). Marriage of infant under age is voidable, but is valid until annulled by court. Willits v. Willits, 76 Neb. 228, 107 N.W. 379 (1906).
NE Code § 42-103 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-103 - Marriages; when void.

42-103.  Marriages; when void.Marriages are void (1) when either party has a husband or wife living at the time of the marriage, (2) when either party, at the time of marriage, is mentally incompetent to enter into the marriage relation, and (3) when the parties are related to each other as parent and child, grandparent and grandchild, brother and sister of half as well as whole blood, first cousins when of whole blood, uncle and niece, and aunt and nephew. This subdivision extends to children and relatives born out of wedlock as well as those born in wedlock.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 3, p. 254;   Laws 1911, c. 76, § 1, p. 322;   Laws 1913, c. 72, § 1, p. 216;   R.S.1913, § 1542;   C.S.1922, § 1491;   C.S.1929, § 42-103;   R.S.1943, § 42-103;   Laws 1963, c. 243, § 1, p. 736;   Laws 1976, LB 990, § 1;   Laws 1986, LB 1177, § 14;   Laws 1989, LB 22, § 1. Cross References   Bigamy, penalty, see section 28-701.  Incest, penalty, see section 28-703.  Incestuous marriages are void, see section 28-702. Annotations  1. Void marriage, party has spouse 2. Void marriage, mental illness 3. Void marriage, related parties 4. Miscellaneous 1. Void marriage, party has spouse A marriage contract between a man and a woman, one of whom is married, is void. Boersen v. Huffman, 189 Neb. 469, 203 N.W.2d 489 (1973); Scott v. Scott, 153 Neb. 906, 46 N.W.2d 627 (1951), 23 A.L.R.2d 1431 (1951). Marriage within six months of divorce is void, but cohabitation after impediment is removed, though removal is unknown, validates. Aldrich v. Steen, 71 Neb. 33, 98 N.W. 445 (1904); Eaton v. Eaton, 66 Neb. 676, 92 N.W. 995 (1902). Applicant for widow's social security benefits denied entitlement where evidence revealed purported marriage to deceased consummated during interlocutory period of deceased's former divorce. McGuire v. Califano, 440 F.Supp. 1031 (D. Neb. 1977). 2. Void marriage, mental illness In action to annul marriage, mental illness of party was not of such nature as to render marriage void. Homan v. Homan, 181 Neb. 259, 147 N.W.2d 630 (1967). Absolute inability to contract, insanity or idiocy, but not mental weakness alone, will make marriage void. Aldrich v. Steen, 71 Neb. 33, 98 N.W. 445 (1904). 3. Void marriage, related parties Marriage in Iowa of first cousins, residents of Nebraska, is valid here. Staley v. State, 89 Neb. 701, 131 N.W. 1028 (1911). 4. Miscellaneous Marriages are void under this section only if there existed at the time of marriage such a want of understanding as to render the party incapable of assenting thereto. Edmunds v. Edwards, 205 Neb. 255, 287 N.W.2d 420 (1980). This section declares what marriages are void. Baker v. Baker, 112 Neb. 738, 200 N.W. 1003 (1924).
NE Code § 42-105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-105 - Marriage of minor; conditions upon which a license may be issued.

42-105.  Marriage of minor; conditions upon which a license may be issued.When either party is a minor, no license shall be granted without the written consent under oath of: (1) Either one of the parents of such minor, if the parents are living together; (2) the parent having the legal custody of such minor, if the parents are living separate and apart from each other; (3) the surviving parent, if one of the parents of such minor is deceased; or (4) the guardian, conservator, or person under whose care and government such minor may be, if both parents of such minor are deceased or if such guardian, conservator, or person has the legal and actual custody of such minor. The county clerk shall be justified in issuing the license, without further proof, upon receiving an affidavit setting forth the facts with reference to the conditions above specified and giving consent to the marriage, signed by the person authorized to give written consent under such circumstances.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 5, p. 254;   R.S.1913, §§ 1543, 1544;   C.S.1922, §§ 1492, 1493;   Laws 1923, c. 40, § 2, p. 154;   Laws 1925, c. 84, § 1, p. 261;   C.S.1929, §§ 42-104, 42-105;   R.S.1943, § 42-105;   Laws 1945, c. 99, § 1, p. 327;   Laws 1975, LB 481, § 28;   Laws 1986, LB 525, § 5.  Annotations Above section relates to the obtaining of license, and does not go to validity of marriage. Baker v. Baker, 112 Neb. 738, 200 N.W. 1003 (1924).
NE Code § 42-106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-106 - License issued by county clerk; contents; marriage record; forms.

42-106.  License issued by county clerk; contents; marriage record; forms.When an application is made for a license to the county clerk, he or she shall, upon the granting of such license, state in the license the information contained in the application as provided in section 42-104. The license shall, prior to the issuing thereof, be entered of record in the office of the county clerk in a suitable book to be provided for that purpose.The forms for the application, license, and certificate of marriage shall be provided by the Department of Health and Human Services at actual cost as determined by the department.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 6, p. 254;   Laws 1869, § 1, p. 167;   R.S.1913, § 1545;   C.S.1922, § 1494;   C.S.1929, § 42-106;   R.S.1943, § 42-106;   Laws 1971, LB 728, § 3;   Laws 1986, LB 525, § 6;   Laws 1989, LB 344, § 3;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 96;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 55. Cross References  Fee for proceedings, see section 33-110.
NE Code § 42-107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-107 - License; issuance prohibited, when.

42-107.  License; issuance prohibited, when.If the required proof is not given, if it shall appear that either of the parties is legally incompetent to enter into such contract or that there is any impediment in the way, or if either party is a minor and the consent mentioned in section 42-105 shall not be given, the county clerk shall refuse to grant a license.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 7, p. 255;   R.S.1913, § 1546;   C.S.1922, § 1495;   C.S.1929, § 42-107;   R.S.1943, § 42-107;   Laws 1971, LB 728, § 4;   Laws 1986, LB 525, § 7.
NE Code § 42-108 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-108 - Marriage ceremony; who may perform; return; contents.

42-108.  Marriage ceremony; who may perform; return; contents.Every judge, retired judge, clerk magistrate, or retired clerk magistrate, and every preacher of the gospel authorized by the usages of the church to which he or she belongs to solemnize marriages, may perform the marriage ceremony in this state. Every such person performing the marriage ceremony shall make a return of his or her proceedings in the premises, showing the names and residences of at least two witnesses who were present at such marriage. The return shall be made to the county clerk who issued the license within fifteen days after such marriage has been performed. The county clerk shall record the return or cause it to be recorded in the same book where the marriage license is recorded.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 8, p. 255;   Laws 1869, § 2, p. 168;   R.S.1913, § 1547;   C.S.1922, § 1496;   Laws 1927, c. 77, § 1, p. 242;   C.S.1929, § 42-108;   R.S.1943, § 42-108;   Laws 1951, c. 124, § 1, p. 542;   Laws 1971, LB 42, § 2;   Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 249;   Laws 1973, LB 226, § 28;   Laws 1981, LB 55, § 1;   Laws 1986, LB 525, § 8;  Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 28.  Annotations  While certain named classes of persons and officials are authorized to perform the marriage ceremony, they are not the only persons that have that authority. Collins v. Hoag & Rollins, 122 Neb. 805, 241 N.W. 766 (1932). Performance of ceremony is not obligatory on clergyman or judges. Douglas County v. Vinsonhaler, 82 Neb. 810, 118 N.W. 1058 (1908).
NE Code § 42-109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-109 - Ceremony; requirements.

42-109.  Ceremony; requirements.In the solemnization of marriage no particular form shall be required, except that the parties shall solemnly declare in the presence of the magistrate or minister and the attending witnesses, that they take each other as husband and wife; and in any case there shall be at least two witnesses, besides the minister or magistrate present at the ceremony.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 9, p. 255;   R.S.1913, § 1548;   C.S.1922, § 1497;   C.S.1929, § 42-109;   R.S.1943, § 42-109. Annotations Presence of clergyman or magistrate is not indispensable. Gibson v. Gibson, 24 Neb. 394, 39 N.W. 450 (1888).
NE Code § 42-110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-110 - Marriage certificate; provided to parties; form.

42-110.  Marriage certificate; provided to parties; form.Whenever a marriage shall have been solemnized pursuant to the provisions of sections 42-101 to 42-117, the minister or magistrate who solemnized the same shall give to each of the parties, on request, a certificate under his hand, specifying the names, ages and places of residence of the parties married, the names and residences of at least two witnesses who were present at such marriage, and the time and place thereof.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 10, p. 255;   R.S.1913, § 1549;   C.S.1922, § 1498;   C.S.1929, § 42-110;   R.S.1943, § 42-110.
NE Code § 42-112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-112 - Returns; record.

42-112.  Returns; record.The county clerk of each county in the state shall record all such returns of such marriages in a book to be kept for that purpose within one month after receiving the returns.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 12, p. 255;   R.S.1913, § 1551;   C.S.1922, § 1500;   C.S.1929, § 42-112;   R.S.1943, § 42-112;   Laws 1986, LB 525, § 9.  Cross References   County clerk, reports to Department of Health and Human Services, see section 71-614.  Department of Health and Human Services, marriage records, duties, see section 71-616.
NE Code § 42-113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-113 - Violations; penalty.

42-113.  Violations; penalty.If any justice, minister, or other person whose duty it is to make and transmit to the county clerk such certificate shall neglect to make and deliver the same; if the county clerk shall neglect to record such certificate; if any person shall undertake to join others in marriage, knowing that he or she is not legally authorized so to do or knowing of any legal impediment to the proposed marriage; if any person authorized to solemnize any marriage shall willfully and knowingly make a false certificate of any marriage to the county clerk; or if the county clerk shall willfully and knowingly make a false record of any certificate of marriage, he or she shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 13, p. 255;   R.S.1913, § 1552;   C.S.1922, § 1501;   C.S.1929, § 42-113;   R.S.1943, § 42-113;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 225;   Laws 1986, LB 525, § 10.
NE Code § 42-114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-114 - Want of jurisdiction; marriage not void, when.

42-114.  Want of jurisdiction; marriage not void, when.No marriage solemnized before any person professing to be a minister of the gospel, shall be deemed or adjudged to be void, nor shall the validity thereof be in any way affected on account of any want of jurisdiction or authority in such supposed minister; Provided, the marriage be consummated with a full belief on the part of the persons so married, or either of them, that they have been lawfully joined in marriage.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 14, p. 256;   R.S.1913, § 1533;   C.S.1922, § 1502;   C.S.1929, § 42-114;   R.S.1943, § 42-114;   Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 250.  Annotations  This section authorizes anyone to perform a valid marriage ceremony if he holds himself out to be a minister or justice of the peace, provided the marriage is consummated with a full belief on the part of either of the parties that they have been lawfully joined in marriage. Collins v. Hoag & Rollins, 122 Neb. 805, 241 N.W. 766 (1932). If person before whom marriage solemnized had no authority to perform same but professed to have and was believed to have by both parties so married, or either of them, marriage is valid. Haggin v. Haggin, 35 Neb. 375, 53 N.W. 209 (1892).
NE Code § 42-115 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-115 - Marriage according to custom of religious society; certificate; transmission to county clerk.

42-115.  Marriage according to custom of religious society; certificate; transmission to county clerk.It shall be lawful for every religious society to join together in marriage such persons as are of the society, according to the rites and customs of the society to which they belong. The clerk or keeper of the minutes, proceedings, or other book of the religious society in which such marriage shall be had, or if there be no such clerk or keeper of the minutes, then the moderator or person presiding in such society, shall make out and transmit to the county clerk of the county a certificate of the marriage, and the same shall be recorded in the same manner as is provided in sections 42-108 to 42-112.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 15, p. 256;   R.S.1913, § 1554;   C.S.1922, § 1503;   C.S.1929, § 42-115;   R.S.1943, § 42-115;   Laws 1986, LB 525, § 11.  Annotations Marriage solemnized under this section is valid. Collins v. Hoag & Rollins, 122 Neb. 805, 241 N.W. 766 (1932).
NE Code § 42-116 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-116 - Marriage certificate and record as evidence.

42-116.  Marriage certificate and record as evidence.The original certificate and record of marriage made by the minister, officer, or person, as prescribed in sections 42-101 to 42-117, and the record thereof, made as prescribed, a copy of such record, duly certified by such officer, or an abstract of marriage as defined in section 71-601.01, shall be received in all courts and places as presumptive evidence of the fact of such marriage.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 16, p. 256;   R.S.1913, § 1555;   C.S.1922, § 1504;   C.S.1929, § 42-116;   R.S.1943, § 42-116;  Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 29. Annotations  Proof of marriage may be made by either party. Bailey v. State, 36 Neb. 808, 55 N.W. 241 (1893). Proof of official character of person performing ceremony is unnecessary; marriage may be proved by eyewitness. Lord v. State, 17 Neb. 526, 23 N.W. 507 (1885).
NE Code § 42-117 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 42 - Households and Families|42-117 - Marriage contracted out of state; when valid.

42-117.  Marriage contracted out of state; when valid.All marriages contracted without this state, which would be valid by the laws of the country in which the same were contracted, shall be valid in all courts and places in this state.Source   R.S.1866, c. 34, § 17, p. 257;   R.S.1913, § 1556;   C.S.1922, § 1505;   C.S.1929, § 42-117;   R.S.1943, § 42-117. Annotations  Residents of this state cannot enter into common-law marriage by temporary sojourns in another state. Binger v. Binger, 158 Neb. 444, 63 N.W.2d 784 (1954). Where law of South Dakota was not pleaded, remarriage in South Dakota within three months after entry of divorce decree in Nebraska was invalid. Scott v. Scott, 153 Neb. 906, 46 N.W.2d 627 (1951), 23 A.L.R.2d 1431 (1951). Marriage in Colorado was valid even though no license was obtained. Allen v. Allen, 121 Neb. 635, 237 N.W. 662 (1931). Even though parties have left this state to evade our laws, a marriage is valid unless expressly declared void. Staley v. State, 89 Neb. 701, 131 N.W. 1028 (1911); State v. Hand, 87 Neb. 189, 126 N.W. 1002 (1910). If marriage is valid where celebrated, it is valid in this state. Hills v. State, 61 Neb. 589, 85 N.W. 836 (1901); Bailey v. State, 36 Neb. 808, 55 N.W. 241 (1893); Gibson v. Gibson, 24 Neb. 394, 39 N.W. 450 (1888).