Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 270 - Correction and Vacation of Plats
NRS 270.120 - Questions of fact may be referred to master; property may be taken for public use; procedure.


1. The court or judge trying the cause may refer any questions of fact arising therein to a master or commissioner for findings and determination, and the findings of such master or commissioner shall be subject to review by such court or judge.
2. The court or judge before whom the cause is tried shall have full jurisdiction over all questions that may be properly at issue upon the pleadings, including such issues that may arise by reason of any conflict between the lots, blocks, streets, alleys, highways, parks, cemeteries, schools and other public properties, or the lines or corners thereof, as shown by the map or maps, or plat or plats, filed with the complaint, and the rights or alleged rights of any one or more of the owners of any of the property described in the complaint or embraced in the map or maps, or plat or plats.
3. In the event that it is necessary, for the purpose of fixing and establishing the map or maps, or plat or plats, to devote any pieces or parcels of property owned by any of the defendants within the city, subdivision or addition to public uses as streets or alleys, it shall be proper for the court or judge to appoint three appraisers, who shall appraise and assess the value of such property, and the court may condition the approval of such map or plat on the payment or proper tender by plaintiff to such party defendant of such assessed sum. Any two of such three appraisers shall be competent to act, and their appraisement or assessment shall be subject to review by the court.
[11:120:1919; 1919 RL p. 2667; NCL ยง 1366]

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 270 - Correction and Vacation of Plats

NRS 270.010 - Procedure for correction of maps or plats.

NRS 270.020 - Survey may be made; preparation and contents of map.

NRS 270.030 - Compensation of surveyor; employment of other engineers.

NRS 270.040 - Filing of original map with clerk; posting of copies; notice of time for objections.

NRS 270.050 - Objections and exceptions to plat: Form and contents.

NRS 270.060 - City to commence action in district court; contents of complaint; notice of lis pendens; service of summons.

NRS 270.070 - Contents and posting of summons; property deemed within jurisdiction of district court; fictitious defendants.

NRS 270.080 - Further pleadings: Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure; hearing given precedence.

NRS 270.090 - Findings of fact, conclusions of law and judgment; recording of certified copy of judgment, map and plat; fees for recording; county recorder to provide copy of map or plat or access to digital map or plat to county assessor.

NRS 270.100 - Appeal: Procedure.

NRS 270.110 - City attorney or district attorney may prosecute action; employment of other counsel.

NRS 270.120 - Questions of fact may be referred to master; property may be taken for public use; procedure.

NRS 270.130 - Equitable jurisdiction of court to settle rights, conflicts and controversies; court may vest title; stipulations between parties.

NRS 270.140 - Applicability of NRS 270.010 to 270.150, inclusive, to towns.

NRS 270.150 - Additional rights and remedies.

NRS 270.160 - Procedure.

NRS 270.170 - Person claiming material injury may commence action to have order of vacation set aside.

NRS 270.180 - NRS 270.160 and 270.170 supplementary; applicability.