Such judgment shall authorize the same proceedings for its enforcement as judgments rendered in actions regularly brought and prosecuted; and the confession shall operate as a release of errors.
§ 25-1311.Enforcement of judgment.
Article 13: Judgments · Not amended since original codification · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section gives a confessed judgment the same enforcement power as any judgment obtained through a regularly prosecuted lawsuit and treats the confession itself as a release of errors.
Full Text of § 25-1311
Source
R.S.1867, Code § 435, p. 466; R.S.1913, § 8004; C.S.1922, § 8945; C.S.1929, § 20-1311; R.S.1943, § 25-1311.
Plain-English Summary
Once a judgment is confessed under §§ 25-1309 and 25-1310, § 25-1311 makes clear it is not a lesser or weaker judgment. It authorizes the same proceedings for enforcement as judgments rendered in actions that went through the ordinary course of being brought and prosecuted. A creditor holding a confessed judgment can pursue execution and the other enforcement tools available to any judgment creditor.
The section also addresses appellate rights, in a way that cuts against the debtor. The confession operates as a release of errors — meaning the debtor who confessed judgment gives up the kind of error-based challenge that a party who lost a contested case might otherwise raise. Confessing judgment is, in that sense, a more final act than losing at trial.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a confessed judgment be enforced the same way as a judgment won at trial?
Yes. Section 25-1311 authorizes the same enforcement proceedings for a confessed judgment as for a judgment rendered in a regularly brought and prosecuted action.
Can a debtor who confessed judgment later challenge it on appeal for legal errors?
The statute states that the confession operates as a release of errors, which cuts against the kind of error-based appellate challenge available after a contested judgment.
Why would a debtor’s confession waive error review when a contested loss would not?
Section 25-1311 treats the act of confessing judgment itself as releasing errors, distinguishing it from a judgment reached through the adversarial process where error-preservation rules like those in §§ 25-1138 and 25-1139 apply.
Does a judgment creditor need to file anything extra to enforce a confessed judgment?
No. Section 25-1311 puts confessed judgments on the same enforcement footing as any other judgment, without requiring an additional step.
Does this section affect the requirement to state the debt under § 25-1310?
No. Section 25-1311 addresses enforcement and release of errors; the requirement that the debt be briefly stated is a separate requirement under § 25-1310.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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