Conley v. Chedic
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Ormsby County. The property of the plaintiff consistéd of 1,750 cords of wood and 30,000 feet of timber, and is the same referred to in Conley v. Qhedic, 6 Nev. 222. It was cut in Alpine County, California, and there thrown into the Carson river and “driven” down through Douglas County into Ormsby County.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Ormsby County. The property of the plaintiff consistéd of 1,750 cords of wood and 30,000 feet of timber, and is the same referred to in Conley v. Qhedic, 6 Nev. 222. It was cut in Alpine County, California, and there thrown into the Carson river and “driven” down through Douglas County into Ormsby County. While passing through Douglas County it was there assessed for the year 1870, at the valuation of $5,900, and the tax, $169.63 paid. After it came into Ormsby County, the defendant, wTho was the assessor of such county, assessed…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Lewis, O. J.:
That the evidence does not sustain the verdict and special findings of the jury in this case is a point which cannot be considered, for the reason that no motion for new trial was made in the court below. This has been so frequently decided by this court that it is now unnecessary to discuss it.
We will notice the questions which are properly raised upon the record in the order in which they are presented by counsel: and first, that the court erred in denying plaintiff’s motion to enter the default of the defendant and render judgment thereon.
I. It is a sufficient…
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