Culley v. County of Elko

OPINION

This is an appeal from an order and judgment granting respondents’ motion for involuntary dismissal pursuant to NRCP 41(b) of appellants’ inverse condemnation and nuisance action against respondents.

Appellants are owners of six adjoining parcels of real property (“the subject properties”) situated adjacent to the northwest corner of the Elko Municipal Airport (“the airport”) runway. Though the subject properties are commercially zoned, the appellants reside in residences located on their respective parcels.

Prior to 1983, the airport runway was approximately 1,000 feet from the nearest…