Nevada Revised Statutes 37.140 – Damages to be paid within 30 days after judgment; bond for railroad fence
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The plaintiff must, within 30 days after final judgment, pay the sum of money assessed. If the plaintiff is a railroad company, it shall also execute to the defendant a bond, with sureties to be determined and approved by the court or judge, conditioned that the plaintiff shall build proper fences through any enclosed field before commencing actual construction. In an action on the bond all damages sustained and the cost of the construction of such fences and cattle guards, with a reasonable attorney fee, to be fixed by the court, may be recovered.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 37.140
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Final judgment: means a judgment which cannot be directly attacked by appeal, motion for new trial or motion to vacate the judgment. See Nevada Revised Statutes 37.009
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.