Williams v. Griffin

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

In January of 1973, Phillip Williams purchased approximately 17 acres of land in Mason Valley, Lyon County, for the purpose of growing alfalfa and raising cattle. He intended eventually to build a home thereon for himself and his son. Because he was unable to obtain financing for construction of the house he moved a mobile trailer onto the land and began living there even though he was denied the necessary permit required by the county before a mobile home could be located on a given parcel of land. Permits to construct a septic tank and to run electricity to a…