First appropriators; declared first in right.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-203
in effect46-203. First appropriators; declared first in right.
As between appropriators, the one first in time is first in right.
Laws 1889, c. 68, § 7, p. 504; R.S.1913, § 3371; Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 1, § 3, p. 832; C.S.1922, § 8408; C.S.1929, § 46-503; R.S.1943, § 46-203.
Source: Nebraska Legislature (nebraskalegislature.gov)URL: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=46-203Fetched: 10/20/2026
