Dredge Corporation v. Wells Cargo, Inc.

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

The appeal is from a summary judgment granted to the defendant Wells Cargo, Inc. in a suit for declaratory and other relief commenced by Dredge Corporation. The lower court held that the six-year statute of limitations (NRS 11.190(1) (b)) was a bar. We reverse for the reasons stated.

Dredge owned 26 unpatented placer mining claims in Clark County. On May 12, 1954 it entered into an agreement with Wells which obligated Wells to' do the assessment work and some additional improvement work on each claim, and also to extract at least 500 cubic yards of gravel from…