All persons may join in one action as plaintiffs if they assert any right to relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative in respect of or arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences and if any question of law or fact common to all these persons will arise in the action.
§ 25-311.Joinder of plaintiffs.
Article 3: Parties · Last amended 1998 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section lets multiple people join together as plaintiffs in one lawsuit whenever they assert rights to relief arising from the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences and share a common question of law or fact.
Full Text of § 25-311
Source
R.S.1867, Code § 40, p. 399; R.S.1913, § 7592; C.S.1922, § 8535; C.S.1929, § 20-311; R.S.1943, § 25-311; Laws 1998, LB 234, § 1.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-311 sets Nebraska’s standard for permissive joinder of plaintiffs. People may join as plaintiffs in a single action if they assert a right to relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative, arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences, and if a question of law or fact common to all of them will come up in the case. Both conditions have to be met: a shared transactional connection and a common question.
This approach lets related claims be resolved together instead of forcing each plaintiff into a separate lawsuit over the same underlying events, which saves time and expense and reduces the risk of inconsistent results across cases that are really about the same dispute. It also gives plaintiffs flexibility in how they frame their claims, since the right to relief can be asserted jointly, severally, or as alternatives to one another.
Frequently Asked Questions
When can multiple plaintiffs join together in one Nebraska lawsuit?
When they assert a right to relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative arising from the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences, and share a common question of law or fact.
Do all the plaintiffs need to be asserting the exact same claim?
No. The section allows joint, several, or alternative claims to relief, as long as they arise from the same transaction or occurrence and share a common question.
What is the point of letting plaintiffs join their claims in one case?
It lets related claims arising from the same events be resolved together, avoiding duplicate lawsuits over the same underlying dispute and reducing the risk of inconsistent outcomes.
Is joinder under this section required, or optional?
It is permissive. Plaintiffs who meet the conditions may join in one action; they are not required to.
What if the plaintiffs’ claims involve different transactions with no common question?
Joinder under this section would not be proper, since it requires both a shared transactional connection and a common question of law or fact.
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reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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