Incorporation of the City of Mesa Vista v. Pelham

OPINION

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court granting respondents’ proper person petition and declaring the city of Mesa Vista duly incorporated. Because respondents’ petition failed to give proper notice to the inhabitants of the proposed city as required by former NRS 266.020(3),1 we reverse.

The east side of Las Vegas is presently divided into several unincorporated towns. Each of these towns has well defined and well known boundaries. Three of these towns are involved in this matter: East Las Vegas, Paradise and Sunrise Manor. These three towns share some common…