Schmidt v. Sadri

*703OPINION

By the Court,

Manoukian, J.:

In this appeal from a judgment in favor of respondents, defendants below, we are asked to determine whether the trial court erred in permitting respondents to introduce evidence of abandonment in an action for forcible entry and detainer, notwithstanding respondents’ failure to plead it as an affirmative defense. We discern no error.

Appellants, plaintiffs below, Larrie and Joyce Schmidt, were tenants in a house owned by respondent Fariborz Sadri in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sadri decided to sell the residence and entered into an exclusive listing with the respondent…