State ex rel. Launiza v. Justice Court of Carson Township
Nevada Supreme Court
Original proceeding. Certiorari by the State, on the relation of Juan Launiza, against the Justice Court of Carson Township, Ormsby County, State of Nevada. Petition for rehearing. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. The docket of the justice of the peace in the case at issue shows that plaintiff filed his verified complaint, and that the defendant interposed an oral answer denying each and every allegation of the complaint.
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Original proceeding. Certiorari by the State, on the relation of Juan Launiza, against the Justice Court of Carson Township, Ormsby County, State of Nevada. Petition for rehearing. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. The docket of the justice of the peace in the case at issue shows that plaintiff filed his verified complaint, and that the defendant interposed an oral answer denying each and every allegation of the complaint. The fact that no written answer under oath was filed as a pleading by the defendant eliminates one question of jurisdiction from the consideration of this…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Talbot, J.:
Martha H. Blackwell brought suit in the Justice Court of Carson Township against Juan Launiza claiming damages for the herding of sheep on lands alleged to be owned and possessed by her and her assignors.
The affidavit of relator's attorney filed in this court states that by oral answer defendant entered a general denial to the allegations of the complaint, but the record as certified by the justice of the peace fails to show that there was any answer, either oral or written, verified or unverified, questioning plaintiff’s title to the lands. ■ She recovered a verdict…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Alexander v. ArcherNevada Supreme Court · 1890
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