1. If any railway company or corporation, or owner or operator of a railroad in this state, fails, within 90 days after receipt of the same, to effect settlement of claims received for damages arising from the injury or killing of livestock upon its track or right-of-way by the running of engines or cars over or against such animals in this state as provided in NRS 705.150 to 705.200, inclusive, then the owner of such injured or killed animals may sue and recover damages for such injury or killing from any such railway company or corporation or the owner or operator of such railroad in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which such animal or animals was or were killed or injured, together with 7 percent interest per annum on the value of the animal or animals so injured or killed as established in such action, from the date such animal or animals was or were killed or injured until paid.
2. Any person having a claim arising under the provisions of NRS 705.150 to 705.200, inclusive, may assign the same in writing to any other claimant or person for value, or for the purpose of suit, who shall thereupon have all the rights and remedies of the assignor.
3. In case it becomes necessary on the part of the owner or owners to establish a claim for any animal or animals so killed or injured in any such action, the owner or owners shall have the right to establish the actual and market value of such animal or animals or the actual damage so sustained.
[2:88:1923; NCL § 6346]
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 705 - Railroads and Monorails
NRS 705.005 - Effect of federal preemption.
NRS 705.030 - Contract reserving title or lien as security for full payment.
NRS 705.050 - Validity of contract for conditional sale.
NRS 705.120 - Duty of maintaining fences; liability for killing livestock.
NRS 705.140 - Penalty for allowing animal to stray on enclosed right-of-way.
NRS 705.160 - Settlement of claim within 90 days; action for recovery; assignment of claim.
NRS 705.180 - Employee to report killing or injuring of livestock.
NRS 705.210 - Employees’ hours of employment limited; penalties.
NRS 705.220 - Railroad police: Appointment; responsibility for actions; wearing of badge.
NRS 705.240 - Engineer required to be able to read timetables and ordinary handwriting; penalty.
NRS 705.250 - Intoxication and other violations of duties; penalties.
NRS 705.260 - "Common carrier" defined.
NRS 705.270 - Liability for injury to or death of employee.
NRS 705.300 - Question of causation for jury’s determination.
NRS 705.310 - Fact of injury or death presumptive evidence of want of care by employer.
NRS 705.330 - Survival of right of action.
NRS 705.340 - Limitation of actions.
NRS 705.360 - Headlights on locomotive; penalty.
NRS 705.415 - Requirements for certain railroads transporting freight; exception.
NRS 705.420 - Civil penalties.
NRS 705.421 - Department of Transportation to develop state plan for service by rail.
NRS 705.430 - Penalty for unlawful failure to ring bell or sound whistle at crossing; exceptions.
NRS 705.440 - Illegal rates and charges; penalty.
NRS 705.450 - Penalty for willful obstruction or delay of train.
NRS 705.460 - Penalty for unlawful obstruction or destruction of track, equipment or devices.
NRS 705.480 - Tampering with railroad property; penalty.
NRS 705.650 - "Monorail" defined.
NRS 705.660 - "Operator" defined.