Legal Opinion
Petri v. Sheriff of Washoe County
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1971No. 6540PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Zenoff, C. J.:
One H. B. Jackson was sued by Frontier G. M. Diesel, Inc. While that action was pending the First National Bank of Nevada issued a time certificate of deposit payable to the Washoe County Clerk which was delivered to the clerk with instructions to hold the certificate in escrow pending the results of the lawsuit. The lawsuit in fact terminated on December 11, 1968 with a stipulation of dismissal.
Carol Ann Petri commenced an action against H. B. Jackson on October 11, 1968 with a writ of attachment of the same date. She obtained a judgment exceeding the amount…
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