Lagrange Construction, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Corp.

Thompson, C. J., and Zenoff, J.,

dissenting:

1. The majority opinion rests upon a false premise — that the failure to timely file the judgment somehow affected the substantial rights of the parties. Indeed, not one word is written to suggest that the omission caused prejudice or infected the fairness of the trial. In the context of this case it cannot seriously be urged that the late filing bears jurisdictional significance. This is not an Osman v. Cobb, 77 Nev. 133, 360 P.2d 258 (1961), situation where the judge attempted to decide a case when he was no longer judge. Here, the case was tried,…