Houston General Insurance v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the Nevada

OPINION

Federal National Mortgage Association and Sierra Nevada Arms, plaintiffs below, commenced suit against petitioners upon their respective performance bond obligations as compensated sureties for a construction company. After petitioners had filed a timely answer and cross-claim, plaintiffs successfully moved for a partial summary judgment against them.

*248Pursuant to Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 56(c), which provides in pertinent part that a “summary judgment, interlocutory in character, may be rendered on the issue of liability alone although there is a genuine issue as to the…