33-146 Fees; refusal to pay; when justified. - Nebraska Statutes

33-146. Fees; refusal to pay; when justified.It shall be lawful for any person to refuse payment of fees to any officer who will not make out a fee bill signed by him if required, and also a receipt or discharge signed by him for fees paid. SourceR.S.1866, c. 19, § 28, p. 171; R.S.1913, § 2471; C.S.1922, § 2413; C.S.1929, § 33-151; R.S.1943, § 33-146.AnnotationsUnder this section the furnishing of an itemized bill of fees to the party for whom the services were rendered is a condition precedent to bringing suit to recover the fees if such a bill has been requested and the right to it has not been waived. Van Etten v. Selden, 36 Neb. 209, 54 N.W. 261 (1893).