Legal Opinion

Clover Valley Land & Stock Co. v. Lamb

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1920No. 2408PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Sixth Judicial Court, Humboldt County; James A. Callahan, Judge. Action by the Clover Valley Land and Stock Company against S. G. Lamb and others. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Sanders, J., dissenting. A “decree and order of sale” is “process,” within the meaning of the statutes.

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Appeal from Sixth Judicial Court, Humboldt County; James A. Callahan, Judge. Action by the Clover Valley Land and Stock Company against S. G. Lamb and others. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Sanders, J., dissenting. A “decree and order of sale” is “process,” within the meaning of the statutes. Rev. Laws, 2009; Bank v. Wall, 91 N. W. 525; Holmes v. Crooks, 76 N. W. 1073; National F. I. Co. v. Chambers, 32 Atl. 663; Sauer v. Steinbauer, 14 Wis. 70; Savage v. Oliver, 36 S. E. 54; Harmon v. Childress, 11 Tenn. 327; Southern Cal. L. Co. v. Ocean Beach H. Co., 29 Pac. 627. “The word…

1Opinion of the Court

*378By the Court,

Ducker, J.:

The plaintiff in the court below, respondent here, brought this action to recover from S. G. Lamb, as sheriff of Humboldt County, and his bondsmen, the sum of $1,040.93, with interest thereon from December 21, 1918, and costs.

Appellant’s demurrers to the complaint were overruled and upon failure to answer within the time allowed by the court, judgment was entered fbr the amount stated against the appellants. From the judgment entered this appeal is taken.

1. The facts out of which this action arose are substantially as follows: Respondent, who was the holder and owner…

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