1. In all cases the defendant, prior to the institution of suit under the provisions of NRS 520.010 to 520.070, inclusive, shall be entitled to 3 weeks’ notice of the intention of such corporation or association to institute such suit, which notice may be either served personally or by publication in some newspaper published in the county within which such mining claim is located. If no newspaper is published in the county, then publication shall be made in a newspaper published in the nearest adjoining county.
2. Any number of such joint tenants, tenants in common or coparceners may be joined as parties defendant in any suit instituted under the provisions of NRS 520.010 to 520.070, inclusive, but each defendant shall be entitled to plead separately. When the cause shall be tried by jury, as many of the separate issues of fact as may be agreed upon by the parties may be determined by the same jury.
3. Judgment shall be rendered for or against each defendant separately, and the costs of suit may be apportioned among the several parties defendant, against whom judgment may be rendered, in such manner as to the court may appear just and equitable.
[3:73:1865; B § 93; BH § 249; C § 265; RL § 2478; NCL § 4176]
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 520 - Mining Corporations and Partnerships
NRS 520.010 - Institution of action.
NRS 520.030 - Notice of intention to institute action; joinder of defendants; judgment and costs.
NRS 520.040 - Specifications of summons.
NRS 520.050 - Venue; service of process; applicability of Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.
NRS 520.140 - Order for admission to mine.
NRS 520.150 - Penalty for failure to comply with NRS 520.110.
NRS 520.160 - Requisites generally.
NRS 520.170 - Express agreement unnecessary; origin of relationship.
NRS 520.180 - Sharing of profits and losses: Proportion.
NRS 520.190 - Lien of members on property of partnership.
NRS 520.200 - Title to mining ground worked.
NRS 520.210 - Transfer of interests of members: Operation and effect.
NRS 520.220 - Liability of purchaser of interest in mining ground.
NRS 520.230 - Notice of existence of liens.
NRS 520.240 - Authority of member to bind partnership.
NRS 520.250 - Decision of majority is binding.
NRS 520.260 - Formation of partnership under chapter 87, 87A or 88 of NRS.