County of Clark Ex Rel. Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority v. Buckwalter

OPINION

By the Court, Rose, C. J.:

Appellant Clark County (the “county”), acting on behalf of the Las Vegas Convention Authority, filed a condemnation action seeking two parcels of property located across from the Las Vegas Convention Center (the “property”). The property was owned by Briant Buckwalter, John R. Reese, and several others (the “landowners”).

Prior to trial, the landowners filed a motion to define fair market value as the “highest price” the property would bring on the open market. The district court granted this motion, instructing the jury to award the “highest price,” despite…